Google Play Store now allows all developers to launch pre-registrations

Google has just announced important changes in relation to its Google Play Store application store, focused mainly on the development of video games and functionalities that will be of interest, above all, to tool developers. Back in 2015, Google allowed a certain number of developers the possibility of opening a pre-registration for their games, that is, someone who was interested in it could register so that, when the game was official, it would be notify you for the download.Now, Google has opened the pre-registration option to all developers who wish to do so. A very effective way to start creating the expectation that your game requires and that serves as an effective promotional weapon.

Android news for applications in the Google Play Store

Another great novelty that will come to make life easier for application developers refers to application packages. Google will increase the maximum size of the installable APK files, generated from the package itself, to a maximum of 150 MB, so from now on, large games and applications will be able to use much larger installation files than before. Thanks to the application packages (the 'App Bundle) applications take up less space on your mobile phone. A solution, moreover, that suited developers like a glove, since the larger the file size, the fewer downloads by users.We all know that mobile data is expensive.

In addition, the user will now be warned when an application is large when the application exceeds 150 MB Until now, the warning It would jump when the app's APK file reached 100 MB. The ever-increasing amount of mobile data supply requires the encryption to be upgraded.

And according to Google's new developer blog post, instant apps will gain space in the Play Store, especially in relation to games. Thanks to these instant applications, the user will be able to test a game or a tool without having to install it.

Via | Android Developers