Tuesday, May 24, 2016

New Look, New Purchase Flow in Google Play


Posted by Purnima Kochikar, Director of Business Development, Games & Appliions

Today we announced that a new version of the Google Play Store app is rolling out worldwide to Android and tablets. This new app brings a redesigned UI that’s sier to use and showcases more grt content for users. For developers, the new app offers more ways for your app to get noticed, as well as a new, simpler purchase flow.



The new UI is simple and sier to browse. Collections are front and center on the homepage, helping users discover grt content through recommendations and curated lists. Items in collections are now presented as cards, with a larger ar for your app’s graphics and a larger touch target for users. Overall, the homepage surfaces more apps than before and highlights them more effectively right on the page.



Most important for apps that sell in-app products, the new UI offers a dramatically simplified, dialog-based purchase flow that lets users buy your products without lving the context of the app. Your app remains active and visible behind the purchase dialogs. When the purchase is complete, users return directly to the place they left, without your app having to reconstruct its state. It’s especially powerful when combined with In-app Billing v3, providing a faster and more reliable purchase flow.

All of these changes build on the core ftures of Google Play. Our editorial tm will continue to look for exemplary apps to showcase in Editors’ Choice and other collections, and our familiar top lists will continue to track the market performance of your app on an ongoing basis.

Watch for the new Play Store app (version 4.0.25) coming to your devices soon. The rollout has alrdy started and we expect all devices running Android 2.2 or higher to have received the update over the next few weeks.

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