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Before the unified Play branding, Google had the Android Market, Google Music, and Google eBookstore. Google decided to merge and rebrand its individual digital offerings into the Play Store in March of 2012.

The Play Store is now the default place to purchase apps, movies & television, music, books, and news subscriptions for all Android devices. The latter four offerings having their individual Android and iOS apps to watch, listen, and read purchased content. Most content can also be accessed through the web.

In April of 2016, the suite of icons were redesigned in a similar style to provide a consistent look across all devices and the web.

Google Play adds ‘Try it Now’ button to demo Instant Apps, new Games tab, bounty program

Avatar for Abner Li Oct 19 2017 - 10:00 am PT
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For the past several years, Google has hosted a developer event called Playtime centered around the Play Store and apps to share best practices and new tools. At this year’s Playtime, Google announced a number of new tools for developers, including a Security Reward Program, as well as some new features for the Play Store.


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Google announces 2017’s top three indie games from US and Canadian developers

Avatar for Abner Li Sep 26 2017 - 10:34 am PT
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Back in July, Google took submissions for the best indie games of the year from US and Canadian developers. The company hosted a festival over the weekend in San Francisco where the public was able to play the games, as well as vote on finalists. Today, Google unveiled this year’s winners and listed those apps in the Play Store.


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Comment: Apple just nailed 4K pricing and upgrades, and Google should follow

Avatar for Ben Schoon Sep 13 2017 - 10:08 am PT
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It’s 2017, 4K is everywhere. 4K TVs are getting cheaper, 4K projectors are constantly hitting the market, HDR is becoming more prevalent, and heck, we’ve even got 4K displays on smartphones. All those extra pixels are a big deal, but movie studios continue to charge ridiculous prices for them. Apple just showed the entire industry how it’s done, and its time for them to follow suit.


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Peter Dinklage’s ‘Rememory’ is coming to Google Play Movies before hitting theaters

Avatar for Justin Duino Aug 14 2017 - 12:49 pm PT
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Starring Peter Dinklage, Julia Ormond, and the late Anton Yelchin, Rememory is a new movie that will be available for free exclusively on Google Play Movies starting on August 24 before being released in select theatres on September 8. The film is an upcoming sci-fi mystery featuring futuristic technology that is capable of recalling past memories.


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Google to stop absorbing cost of Play Store refunds outside of 48 hours, will deduct funds from developer payouts

Avatar for Ben Schoon Feb 23 2017 - 7:29 am PT
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One of the perks of buying apps on Google Play is easy access to quick refunds. If you download a paid app and quickly decide you don’t like it, you’ve got 2 hours to immediately refund the purchase. If you need a bit longer to make a decision, there’s also an easy window to apply for a refund within 48 hours. However, not everyone realizes you can still get a refund outside of that window…


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Roku launches redesigned Android app w/ new ‘What’s On’ guide, improved remote & more

Avatar for Jordan Kahn Jan 17 2017 - 10:39 am PT
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Roku is today launching an updated mobile app that introduces a redesigned user interface to make content easier to access alongside a new ‘What’s On’ guide that serves up recommendations on what to watch.

Roku says the aim of the redesign is to provide easier one-tap access to the most commonly used features. That includes the ability to start a stream with one tap of a channel from the app’s main screen, and a new navigation bar will let you pull up other features you might need quick access to including search, the remote control, and options for sending content to your TV. There’s also a redesigned remote control feature included. 


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Some developers on Google Play are discounting apps to previously-unseen price of 1 cent

Avatar for Ben Schoon Dec 27 2016 - 2:38 pm PT
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Google usually works with developers toward the end of each year to offer some big app/game discounts, and this year is no different. Google has several big name games on sale for up to 80% off, but there are sales on several other games through the Play Store as well, including a couple which are notably cheaper than the rest…


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Google Play’s ‘Best of 2016’ picks revealed, highlights the top trending apps and more

Avatar for Ben Schoon Dec 1 2016 - 9:03 am PT
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This year is quickly drawing to a close, and as the company has done over the past few years, Google is today releasing (via its official blog) a few lists of the top trending content that was released on Google Play over the past 12 months. This year, that also includes the most popular songs, movies, TV shows, books, and games as well…


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