Google Play Store redesigns, starts rolling out for Android users

Thankfully, Google has a reputation of keeping up with their devices, and that doesn’t seem like it will change with Marshmallow. And when apps are released on iOS first, and Android second, the lag between the two is often significantly shorter than it used to be. According to the section “Power Consumption Accounting” in the CDD (Compatibility Definition Document), you’ll find Google’s requirements to be very positive for the end user – IE you.

Google engineer Kirill Grouchnikov has spilled the beans on a major new visual overhaul coming to Google’s Play Store on mobile – and reports suggest the refreshed look is now rolling out to users across the world. If you’re chatting with somebody about dinner and a movie – Google’s stock demo for the feature – Now on Tap will give you a bunch of direct links into apps that can help you with showtimes and restaurant recommendations. Tapping and holding down the menu button, in the middle of the screen, activates this feature. A box appears around the screen that collects data from displayed content on the screen and brings up relevant information. However, hands-on experience has been extremely good, as this feature considerably added to productivity. In its current state, users have reported that the device will not remember popular contacts they talk to frequently. There are many differences between Android versions, if we look at Marshmallow and Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich we see that Android matured a lot.

One of the reasons that myth of annoying Android performance issues persists is that a number of different factors contribute to those issues, and users don’t always understand all of the factors involved. This means that OEMs can still offer their devices with pre-installed apps, though users will decide what a particular app will do in the background. “However, they won’t be able to install other apps and grant them all the permissions without asking for them”.

With the rise of wearables, it is only sensible that Alphabet realigns its app store to make it more user-friendly. As well as great new features such as the battery-saving Doze and more intelligent Google Now, Marshmallow also has a raft of small tweaks and refinements that make it even easier to use.