The Android Excellence Session on Google Play Store has a special collection of apps and games.
Hot on the heels of Apple announcing a redesign of several of its products at the recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Google has made significant changes to its Play Store. The app store now has an Android Excellence section, telling users not to look elsewhere to find the best apps and games.
Editorial involvement is reinforced with the launch of the Android Excellence program. The purpose of the development, as Techcrunch puts it, is to “highlight the kind of apps Google wants developers to build for its own mobile platform.” Classified under apps and games, these would appear in the Editor’s Choice section of the Play Store. Sixteen great apps and games are currently on display in the store, under familiar and unfamiliar names.
According to reports, it is less likely to bring much joy from users – collections only refresh quarterly! The collection might feel old after a while unless the makers update it periodically. Developers, on the other hand, can attract users for a longer period. Verge brings out another point. “There is no description explaining why editors select apps for Android Excellence, as they do for other Google Play categories, such as ‘5 travel apps for your next adventure’.
Also for Apple’s redesign, the biggest cake went to the App Store, the Application Center, which has kept a uniform design since its launch nine years ago. Apple has three different tabs: Today, Applications, and Games. Today, the app homepage showcases what’s new in the app market. The Apps tab shows the other apps in store and the rest shows what all the games are available.
Google’s favorite apps get more awards, writes Techcrunch: “In addition to its Editor’s Choice page and App Recommendations, Google also continues to host its Google Play Awards at its I/O Developer Conference for select the best apps and games in a number of categories, such as ‘outstanding indie’, ‘outstanding startup’, ‘best Android Wear’, ‘best VR experience’ and more.”
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