Google has unveiled a bunch of new features aimed at turning the Play Store into more than just a destination for people to download new apps. Here's what they announced.

Main Highlights of the article:

  1. The new “Collections” widget shows content from your favorite apps right on your home screen

  2. The Play Store is adding a dedicated tab for Comics

  3. Google Play Points members can enter to win free hardware each week

  4. Google will let you control which apps contribute to your personalized Play Store experience

  5. Play up to 4 games at the same time with this Google Play Games on PC update

  6. New games are available through Google Play Pass, which is 80% off for a limited time

  7. Personalize your game searches with multi-select interest filters

  8. Use AI to compare apps

  • absquatulate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    Ladies and gents, this is what you get when an industry stops innovating. Moving search bars up and down, adding endless “summary” pages, obfuscating pages behind others etc

  • Che Banana@beehaw.orgEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    sure they do.

    Me: searches for specific app with nothing to do with social media

    Google play: try Facebook, you’ll love it!

  • kitnaht@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    No it doesn’t; they just moved the search bar to its own dedicated page, requiring a click.

    • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      Headline should read Google forces people to interact infinitely more with their overcomplicated shitstore.

  • breakingcups@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    Look, I’m satiated, I don’t need to discover new apps nor great content through Google Play. Most apps are trash and I’ve never bought content through Google Play.

  • limerod@reddthat.comOPMEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Personally, I feel. The comics tab, ability to win Pixel hardware(in supported regions), personalized game searches sound good. Others are okay.

    • yuri@pawb.socialEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I love f-droid for what it is, but discovery is not one of it’s strong suits.

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        It is way better than Google play. You can scroll by category or search for a specific app. The apps you find are actually ethical and not some malware/spyware.

        • yuri@pawb.socialEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          User ratings and sort by popularity are the two major missing features. I can use it the way it is, but it could be so much better!

  • SpookyAlex03@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    By “new apps and great content,” do you mean new apps and great content for me to enjoy and have genuinely good experiences with, or just new apps and great content for me to buy through you?

  • hperrin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    I’m really not looking to add a bunch more apps. I kind of want to get rid of the ones I have.