Google is said to be adding new filters to the Play Store. They will facilitate the management of applications on multiple Android devices, whether tablets, connected watches or smartphones.
Google has modified the Google Play Store listings interface so that Android users can have all the information they need to know before installing an application remotely, or in situ. He is now common to own multiple Android compatible devices. From smartphones and tablets to connected TVs and smartwatches, the operating system has crept, in one form or another, into every aspect of our lives.
Managing so many electronic gadgets can sometimes be tedious, that’s why the Play Store allows you to install an app remotely from a smartphone on an Android tablet, for example. The only requirement is of course to use them all with the same Google ID. Although this feature is very useful, it is not always easy to get a clear idea of WhatsApp for WearOS on the Galaxy Watch5 when installing it from a Google Pixel 7, for example.
Google makes it easier to filter apps in the Play Store
It is in this spirit of rationalization that Google has implemented new filters, in the form of pills, in the description page of each app in the Play Store. As often, it was a member of Twitter who discovered this novelty and shared it with the community. He exposes the functionality in video by taking the Google Drive app as an example.
Google Play is testing a new thing which adds chips on the details page of an app as shown in video below. Tapping on different option shows the different rating, downloads, screenshots etc according to the device type such as TV, Watch, Tablet, Phone and Chromebooks. pic.twitter.com/PkHcpVj3Px
—AssembleDebug (@AssembleDebug) July 20, 2023
We can thus see that it will soon be possible to filter the information display based on device type. They will change depending on whether you select TV, smartphone, tablet, or Chromebook. Similarly, the average star rating will be recalculated to count only the reviews given for this category. This new tool is still in preparation, but according to the demonstration in images of AssembleDebug, it seems already operational. We can’t swear to anything, but it’s a safe bet that we won’t be long in seeing this feature land in a future Android update.