If you’re waiting for TikTok to be available for download—or update—again, you may have to practice patience. Here’s why.

Before we explore what the Play Store needs to copy from the App Store, let's discuss what it shouldn't. If there's one major way Google can differentiate its app store from Apple's, it's how you discover new apps and games. Right now, the Play Store is so difficult to use that it's easy to completely miss exciting new apps and games.

AI became a hot topic. Its influence even bled into the Google Play security division, which used AI in 92% of app security reviews.