


Smartphone users in the country will have the option to choose their default search engine via a choice screen that will soon start to appear when a user sets up a new Android smartphone or tablet in the country.

The biggest change will come in the form of giving Android users the ability to customise their devices to suit their preferences. Meanwhile, in line with the directives issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Google India on Wednesday announced some changes to Android and Play Store billing in the country. Meanwhile, a recent data.ai annual report also found that consumer spending on apps dropped 2 per cent to $167 billion in 2022, meaning the interest in the app ecosystem is on the wane. 1 in Latin America and Europe, reaching more than 50 million downloads and 36 million downloads, respectively, in those regions in 2022," said the report. The game was the fastest-growing app of 2022 by downloads. Stumble Guys by Kitka Games was a standout mobile app, dominating download growth in 2022. FIFA Mobile and Soccer Super Star grew 137 per cent and 112 per cent Q/Q, respectively, in the fourth quarter.Īlso read: Twitter Lost Over 70 Per Cent Ad Revenue In December, After Elon Musk's Takeover: Report While top mobile games saw overall global downloads decline quarter-over-quarter, events such as the World Cup may have helped spike downloads of football games.
