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Retail Asia06/12/2022

Two new features are headed to Google’s Play store app on Android and they are aiming at improving the user experience in different but notable ways. We’re to see a brand new download progress indicator and the option to archive apps. Currently, if you want to check how much longer you’ll have to wait before […]

Retail Asia21/02/2022

Google has added in the listing of each app the version of Android required to download said app on a mobile device. Previously, this information was only posted on the web version of the Play Store but it can now be easily found on an Android phone. Let’s look at some random apps. The Chess-Play […]

Retail Asia10/08/2021

As of this month onwards, Google is completely changing the game when it comes to the development and functionality of applications published on the Google Play store. Until now, most Android apps have been submitted to the Play Store packaged in the traditional APK format, or Android Package Kit. In this form, an app is […]

Retail Asia08/07/2021

Thirty-seven U.S. state and district attorneys general sued Alphabet. Google on Wednesday, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones. The allegations about Google’s Play Store stem from an investigation involving nearly every U.S. state that began in September 2019 and […]

Retail Asia30/04/2021

In a post published today on the Android Developers Blog, new guidance has been created to help developers give the Play Store the information it needs to make sure that their apps get attention from Android users. Images, video, descriptions and even the app name itself play an important role in determining whether an app […]

Retail Asia12/04/2021

Google has started to disseminate the next major redesign of the Google Play Store. The big change is the removal of the hamburger menu to the left of the search bar. Tap the profile photo in the upper right corner and you’ll see a menu that gives you access to your apps, games, payment methods, […]

Retail Asia15/03/2019

Remember when the Google Play Store was called the Android Market? Google changed the name on March 6th, 2012. Twenty-six months later, Gmail became the first Android app to reach 1 billion installs. Since then, two other apps in the Play Store have been installed over 5 billion times-that is, until today. Google Maps and […]

Retail Asia18/08/2017

Vietnam’s Vinaphone has become the fourth and last of the nation’s four major mobile operators to launch carrier billing over Google Play using the Fortumo payments platform. The operator’s 20 million subscribers will be able to use the Fortumo platform to pay for apps and in-app content using their airtime balance. With the launch, 95% […]

Tag: play store

New useful features to hit the Google Play store app soon

Google quietly adds new information to mobile Play Store app listings

Google is bringing a huge change to the Play Store

US states allege Google ‘unlawfully’ preserves Play Store monopoly

New guidelines from Google aim to fix listings of Android apps in the Play Store

Google’s redesigned Play Store could be on your Android device right now

The Google app hits an impressive milestone in the Play Store

Vinaphone debuts carrier billing on Google Play