Facebook May Launch its Own Android App Store

It seems like every bank and credit card provider has their own separate app, and you might find yourself jumping from app to app just to get a grasp on your finances when on the go.

Facebook may have even gone so far as to test Android users’ dependence on its app. Reportedly, it knowingly introduced crashing glitches to see whether or not people would abandon Facebook if they couldn’t use its native app on Google’s platform.

The vast majority of the Android market, is now controlled by Google, but there are a number of notable exceptions – Chinese handset manufacturers had long relied on their own or third-party app stores since Google did not operate in mainland China.

Of course, this also makes Facebook look positively evil. It’s one thing to test new features or dish out surveys to see how your users think, but it becomes a whole different nasty story when you purposely deny access to the service just to see how someone would react.

In 2014, the social network was caught red-handed, altering the content of the News Feed in order to how it affects the users’ moods.

Facebook’s devious methods to understand psychology of its users are universally known.

Facebook is ready with a contingency plan should Google ever pull its Android app from the Play Store, according to a media report. The big difference between the two is price: While you’ll end up paying quite a bit for either of those software programs, Mint is completely free. People apparently love Facebook that much.

With that done, open up the Google Play app which comes pre-installed on Android phones and tablets.

Here are some of the best new iPhone apps and games for January 2016 that you should consider downloading.

One of the most common solutions is to clear the cache of the Play Store. Word is Facebook has worked out how to handle in-app purchases which are usually handled by Google and even sussed out a way to developer notifications to Android phones without going through Google’s standard notification system.