Wednesday 7 August 2013

Google Play Store updated for the second time in 2weeks brings minor but many changes (PlayStore 4.3.10)

Google is rolling out an update to the Android Play Store with version 4.3.10. The new update follows version 4.2.9 which was discovered on July 25th, only a week and a half ago, and brought several very minor changes. Unlike the previous update, 4.3.10 is more significant in user-facing features



Recently updated section 




The most significant and immediately obvious addition to the new Play Store is the Recently updated section. If you have a lot of apps installed like I do (218 and counting), you probably have some trouble navigating the mile-long list, especially when hunting down that one app that just updated and is now somewhere midway down the list. Or here's another scenario: several apps just got updated, but since you've cleared your notifications, you now have no idea which ones. This new temporary sticky area is perfect 


Combined update notifications
Because the new section above will conveniently let you know what has been updated recently, it only makes sense that the new Play Store 4.3.10 combines all the update notifications into one instead of displaying a list that could potentially get out of control, especially if you haven't updated in a while. Fantastic.




Book sales now show full list prices
Now can we finally have the same for apps? Amazon 
does it, why can't the Play Store?   Left: 4.3.10; Right: 4.2.9
The Buy and Rent buttons have swapped positions
- now the Buy button is on top and Rent is on the bottom:   Left: 4.3.10; Right: 4.2.9






The Wallet logo is gone next to Rent/Buy buttons. Innnneresting. Is Google distancing Play from Wallet or just uncluttering the UI?   Left: 4.3.10; Right: 4.2.9







The update notification now starts with "Touch to update." Unfortunately, there is no other change in functionality - the notification isn't expandable, doesn't have action buttons, and doesn't save any taps as it still simply drops you into My Apps.



The Play Store may now offer to install Google Play Games if you're installing a Play Games-enabled game. I haven't been able to get this UI, internally called PlayGamesInstallView, to pop up - does anyone else have better luck?

The Settings screen now lists the active account and lets you tap it to bring up the account switcher:


In My wishlist, the context Remove from wishlist button has moved from the top to the bottom of the menu (thanks, jazzruby!). All Reviews now behaves like a button rather than a section header, meaning the whole row is no longer tappable compared to something like Users Also Viewed with the See More button 


VIA ANDROID POLICE

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