Google Play Store updates and prepares to be more restrictive with children
Google's content store is brewing important newsIssues focused especially on the smallest members of the household and on families. And this company has already presented its initiative Designed for Families or designed for families, with the ones you want to better organize your store of applications so that anyone can find content adapted for all audiences Something that could materialize shortly thanks to the latest update of Google Play Store.
This is version 5.6.6 of the Google content store A minor update that comes to offer the last visual touches to the majority of users And now the dialog boxes or windows where you can confirming actions or viewing information in detail have the same appearance in all versions of the Android operating system A small visual redesign that is appreciated to expand the experience in different terminals.
However, as they have discovered in the usual forensic examinations of the Android Police, this update is more important for what is silent than for what it showsIn its guts, hidden among its code, several interesting lines have been discovered that talk about new features that are yet to come to this content store. Restriction tools and protection focused on children and that could form part of the policy of Designed for Families
Well, apparently Google Play Store could soon have parental restrictions about using and downloading applications. More specifically, it will be possible to limit or filter content searches to find only applications, games and other digital elements available with material suitable for the age of the little ones Something that would eliminate many of the tensions that parents suffer when giving a terminal to their children with the to access any tool available in Google Play.
In addition, you also want to avoid the already classic problems when downloading and buying in applications. Something that Google will tangentially solve by applying an authentication or password process in each of the integrated purchase requests in the application. In other words, a new mandatory security layer in addition to the possibility of activating (or deactivating) the request for password that is already in the menu Settings for users under twelve years old
All accompanied by a guide for parents of which nothing is known yet, but which could be recommendations or some kind badge that helps to know what content an application or game searched for in Google Play Store
In short, a minor update that keeps many things inside, and may be interesting for those more familiar users who share their devices with the family. However, these functions are still hidden, and could be revealed, presumably, from the event Google I/O at the end of the month. The new version has already been released and will automatically arrive progressively to all users with terminals Android
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