While ad fraud doesn’t get the same attention as phishing and malware attacks, it operates at a massive scale, and it downgrades your experience on your phone and on the apps you use. It also generates millions in fraudulent revenue for attackers, and those funds are often put to much more dangerous use.

Google removed over 180 apps spanning across 56 million downloads, due to a massive ad fraud scheme tricking advertisers into paying for fake user engagement. The fraudsters created vapor apps, that were disguised as genuine popular apps,

The company says developers can now focus on driving downloads and engagement with the help of a dedicated widgets search filter.

If you enjoy using widgets on your Android phone, Google on Monday announced that it is adding three new features to improve widget discovery. These include a dedicated widget search filter, widget badges on app info pages,

Google is updating the Play Store to improve widget discovery. New features include a dedicated widget search filter and a widget badge. A curated widgets page will promote apps with widgets. Google has been actively adding a flurry of new features to the Play Store over the last year in an effort to improve the experience,