After recently starting to show app update size, Google Play is looking to make the apps it lists more discoverable. For this purpose, the tech giant is introducing eight new categories for better navigation, access, and discoverability of apps.
Everyday, thousands of app get to the Google Play Store platform. The Play Store is flooded with app and there is every possibility that sometime you will not be able to find the searched app. To counter this issue, Google is planning to add 8 more new categories.The new categories include Art and Design, Beauty, Dating, Events, Food and Drink, House and Home, and Parenting. Furthermore, the Transportation category will be renamed Maps and Navigation, while and Media and Video category will now be called Video Players and Editors.
Currently, there are over 25 categories available in the Google Playstore. Earlier on Tuesday this week, Google has rolled out new delta algorithm ‘bsdiff’ which will reduce the app update size as well as patches size by up to 50 per cent. The google new algorithm will enable user to reduce mobile data consumption. It will allow users to add large files up to 2GB with apps.
These are some of the new play store categories added by google:
Auto & Vehicles
Beauty
Art & Design
Dating
Parenting
Events
Food & Drink
House & Home.
Google has announced that these changes will begin reflecting after 60 days, and app developers should set their apps to these new categories to ensure better discoverability. To select these new categories, app developers need to sign into their Google Play Developer Console, and select their app.In the Store Listing menu option, select Categorization and choose the new application type and category. You can find the step by step procedure (and also additional FAQ answers) to change category on the Google support page.
The recent changes after algorithm roll out has started reflecting and you may soon get it in your smartphone. Wait a little more to get the new app categories.
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Everyday, thousands of app get to the Google Play Store platform. The Play Store is flooded with app and there is every possibility that sometime you will not be able to find the searched app. To counter this issue, Google is planning to add 8 more new categories.The new categories include Art and Design, Beauty, Dating, Events, Food and Drink, House and Home, and Parenting. Furthermore, the Transportation category will be renamed Maps and Navigation, while and Media and Video category will now be called Video Players and Editors.
Currently, there are over 25 categories available in the Google Playstore. Earlier on Tuesday this week, Google has rolled out new delta algorithm ‘bsdiff’ which will reduce the app update size as well as patches size by up to 50 per cent. The google new algorithm will enable user to reduce mobile data consumption. It will allow users to add large files up to 2GB with apps.
These are some of the new play store categories added by google:
Auto & Vehicles
Beauty
Art & Design
Dating
Parenting
Events
Food & Drink
House & Home.
Google has announced that these changes will begin reflecting after 60 days, and app developers should set their apps to these new categories to ensure better discoverability. To select these new categories, app developers need to sign into their Google Play Developer Console, and select their app.In the Store Listing menu option, select Categorization and choose the new application type and category. You can find the step by step procedure (and also additional FAQ answers) to change category on the Google support page.
Hope you all like the above article, Then feel free to share with your friends. If you still have any queries, suggestion don’t hesitate to leave a comment below.
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