nsane.forums Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 The Google Play store’s dramatic redesign was unveiled today after much anticipation. The new design attempts to brighten up the app store experience, improving usability, capability, and appearance all at once. The Google Play store is the built-in hub for downloading content to mobile devices that run on the Android operating system. It gives access to apps, games, movies, TV shows, music, and more. The new interface distinguishes those major categories with distinct, color-coded icons that greet you right at the top of the screen. It’s also been brightened up and reorganized, with cleaner lines, stronger colors, and more straightforward segregation between sections. This would appear to make it simpler and more intuitive to navigate. Google has also reportedly improved the purchasing process, which received some criticism in the previous version. As we engage with more and more media through our mobile devices, including HD content and immersive 3D games, tablets and smartphones have their work cut out for them. The new Play store has adapted to increasing demands for graphic-heavy content, providing visual content recommendations with large, colorful cards. Android users can now process huge amounts of that content on tablets like the Lenovo IdeaTab S2110 and the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, which run seamless HD media off of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The new Play store is rolling out with Android 2.2 devices as of today. Android users have anticipated it for a while, but since it has just been unveiled, a consensus from the notoriously opinionated crowd of Android enthusiasts has yet to form. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 10, 2013 Administrator Share Posted April 10, 2013 Google unveils dramatic Play Store redesign, rollout starting todayGoogle have updated the Play Store, including a new UI and design language which is used in Google's Search apps, as well as Google Now. The new Store design is said to help users find new content.Google have unveiled a dramatic redesign to the Google Play Store (the update is version 4.0.16). The new design includes the design language that Google is aiming for with Google Now and Android 4.2, with lots of light areas and a card-based interface. The new update is available on handsets running Android 2.2 or newer, which encompasses almost the entire Android range. Google is rolling out the update to all users today, so check your phone.The redesign leaked a few weeks ago, and shows Google's willingness to unify all their services visually, similar to Microsoft's "Metro" design language. Previously, the Play Store had been a dark place, with lots of black and grey colour schemes. Now, the Store is light and airy and corresponds with Google Now and Google's Search app on iOS and Android.The Store now features individual songs, apps and books in their own "cards," with a larger focus on bold, eye-catching imagery. The colour scheme has also been given a makeover; gone are the dreary greys, replaced with a new bright palette. Books, songs and apps have been moved to new sections which Michael Silinski, the product manager for Google Play, claims will ease the process of finding new content on the Play Store. The "My Apps" section has also been updated, with larger icons and more information presented. The download experience has also been simplified: when you download an app, the Store does not open up a page with a "Thanks for downloading" message, now it just remains on the app's page, similar to the App Store on iOS. Google has also been working on clearing up the Store, removing 60,000 "low quality" apps. Update: Android Police have managed to obtain the APK, download it here. Droid-life have managed to procure an early update and have created a hands-on video, which we have embedded below: View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordi Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 cool, I use Blackberry right now, and I have a plan to buy android based handled, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hottwire Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I'm awaiting this on both my nexus 4 and nexus 10 yet, it looks quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I still prefer 1Mobile store (Android) since it doesn't have Google's moronic region blocks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 10, 2013 Administrator Share Posted April 10, 2013 I still prefer 1Mobile store (Android) since it doesn't have Google's moronic region blocks..I always wonder, who exactly is responsible for it being blocked? Google themselves? The countries? Or something else. :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Google blocks content based on your billing address from your Google Wallet profile, not IP address. It's not really to block Apps, just Music, Movies & TV, and possibly Books, Magazines. That is due to content rights, they probably only have licenses to sell those content within the USA. But really what retard actually buys Movies and Music from Google? Amazon prices are much more competitive for the same content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Google blocks content based on your billing address from your Google Wallet profile, not IP address. It's not really to block Apps, just Music, Movies & TV, and possibly Books, Magazines. That is due to content rights, they probably only have licenses to sell those content within the USA.But really what retard actually buys Movies and Music from Google? Amazon prices are much more competitive for the same content.I don't think so. There are a lot of freewares on Google Play that I can access from Kuwait but I can't access from Egypt with no Wallet profile at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Google blocks content based on your billing address from your Google Wallet profile, not IP address. It's not really to block Apps, just Music, Movies & TV, and possibly Books, Magazines. That is due to content rights, they probably only have licenses to sell those content within the USA.But really what retard actually buys Movies and Music from Google? Amazon prices are much more competitive for the same content.I don't think so. There are a lot of freewares on Google Play that I can access from Kuwait but I can't access from Egypt with no Wallet profile at all..I can attest to that, some apps are simply unavailable in certain regions. I rarely use the Play Store anyway, download most of my apps from 'Real APK Leecher' and other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Hmmm, I didn't know it was like that for apps too. What methods can be used to work around it? If you guys have no Wallet profiles then will a US VPN unblock it for your region? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zex Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 There is a method(app) called Market EnablerLook it up here: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=market+enablerBasically it fakes your phone's location thus removing country restriction, but I'm not sure if you need to use VPN(Some say you must use it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 There is a method(app) called Market EnablerLook it up here: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=market+enablerBasically it fakes your phone's location thus removing country restriction, but I'm not sure if you need to use VPN(Some say you must use it).AFAIK that method no longer works, it used to work in the past when Google relied on your carrier to identify your region but last time I tried it, it did nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 DKT tested it and we have determined that all you need is a USA IP address by using any US VPN on your device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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