Many have tried and failed to compete with Google Play on Android, but Verizon is hoping it can buck that trend with its own app store alternative that will allow software developers to “to take full advantage of specific features of wireless-carrier networks,” The Information reports.

The world already has more music streaming services than any sane person can subscribe to on a monthly basis, but Google is preparing to take on the likes of Spotify, Rdio, Pandora, and Beats Music with a new service of its own called YouTube Music Key.

Google is slowly rolling out 1080p streaming within the official YouTube app for all Android devices that support it, but it seems the change is happening pretty slowly. If you’re one of the many still waiting for it and you have a rooted device, you can now enable 1080p streaming yourself with this super simple trick.

The HTC One E8, a cheaper, plastic alternative to the flagship One M8, is headed to Sprint. The carrier prematurely confirmed its imminent arrival with a video published on its official YouTube channel.

Google rolled out an update for its YouTube app this week accompanied by new Google Play screenshots that tease a new offline mode. The unreleased feature is expected to allow users to save videos locally for a short period of time so that they can be enjoyed without an Internet connection.