This is the new design of the Android application store
Google was already in charge of showing its news during the conference Google I/O last May. Now tap enjoy of them. Thus, from this very moment it is possible to access the new design of the Google Play Store, the applications store of platform Android, from its web version. A rather radical change in style that brings important new features and improvements to the user experience, although it also misses some of the functions of its old version.
This new design modifies the look and feel of the web version of Google Play , but respecting the lines and environment seen in Android The most remarkable thing is the change of the navigation bar , which has now been transformed into a pop-up menu in the top left corner from which to quickly move to the desired menu, eitherApps, Games, Music, Movies, Books, or Devices A menu that can take some getting used to, but you keep in itthe same spaces seen in the previous version, just in different sections.
It is also notable the style of the latest version of Android, known as Jelly Bean and present in every corner of the new website of Google Play StoreThus, the characters and letters follow this style, as do the applications and contents that they are represented by cards, something that Google has exported from their tool Google Now All this on a light background and in a minimalist and extremely clean and simple, where comfort and readability are the most important.
But along with design there is also important innovations One of the most visible is the introduction of wish lists, which are now not only present in the mobile version. Thus, each application, game and other content has a button on its information page to be added to the wish list. This is somewhat hidden, but always accessible from the Shop menu, right at the bottom of the menu, from where you can find all the contents saved and being able to delete them by pressing the same button.
In addition, there are a lot of very useful and practical new details in the navigation of this platform. The most noteworthy thing about all of this is that this web version is built on AJAX, a system that allows the fast loading of content avoiding having to completely reload the web. In this way it is possible to go from one section to another seeing how only the central part of the screen disappears to show the new content Something that is especially practical whenload the images and screenshots from the applications as it is a very fast process, partly thanks also to the change in the format of the images, which are now webp and not .PNG, for the most knowledgeable. It is also possible to use the Google Translator toolbar to translate the contents that are not in the mother tongue and the format of the download pages has been restructured to show the suggestions, opinions and and extra informationclearly.
However, not all changes are good. And it is that, along the way, Google has left many truly useful functions and features for the most assiduous users to discover, install and uninstall applications and so on from this web version. For example, within the section My applications it is now only possible to consult what tools have passed through the terminal , but leaving aside the possibility of knowing which ones are still installed and which ones are not. Also, there is no longer the option to uninstall or show these lists according to the different devices that owns the user. They have also added a step to know the permissions when installing an application, by pressing the Install button to display these contents in a pop-up window. Finally, review search options from other users have been limited, very practical to find someone with the same problem, and alsohave limited general search results
In short, a change that comes with good and bad things Issues that Google will surely take care of correct and improve For now the user has a renewed platform where discovering content is much more visually pleasing and much faster It can now be consulted from the website of Google Play Store
