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Before the unified Play branding, Google had the Android Market, Google Music, and Google eBookstore. Google decided to merge and rebrand its individual digital offerings into the Play Store in March of 2012.

The Play Store is now the default place to purchase apps, movies & television, music, books, and news subscriptions for all Android devices. The latter four offerings having their individual Android and iOS apps to watch, listen, and read purchased content. Most content can also be accessed through the web.

In April of 2016, the suite of icons were redesigned in a similar style to provide a consistent look across all devices and the web.

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Pandora for Android update brings new UI, song lyrics and exploration features

Avatar for Élyse Betters Aug 23 2012 - 9:55 am PT
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Pandora for Android just updated to version 1.7.

The latest version notably includes an all-new look with tweaks to navigation and design elements, while another improvement adds song history options for reviewing and bookmarking previously played tracks. Moreover, users can now access full song lyrics, artist biographies, similar music content, and Music Genome Project features. Oh, and the usual bug fixes are included.

Changelog:

  • All new look with improved navigation and design updates
  • Song history – review, rate, or bookmark previously played tracks
  • Explore the music you love with: full song lyrics, artist bios, similar artists and tracks, and track features from the Music Genome Project
  • Additional bug fixes and enhancements

Grab the new Pandora for Android at the Google Play Store.


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Facebook for Android update adds batch uploading, photos and emoji to messages

Avatar for Élyse Betters Aug 23 2012 - 9:29 am PT
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Facebook for Android just updated to version 1.9.8.

The latest version notably includes a new uploader for selecting and uploading multiple images, while another tweak adds the ability to enter photos and emoji characters in messages. Moreover, users can now create an event with various options like inputting location details.

Changelog:

  • Easily create events
  • Share photos faster with a new upload flow
  • Add photos and emoji to messages

Grab the new Facebook for Android at the Google Play Store.


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‘Smart updates’ now live in Google Play Store

Avatar for Élyse Betters Aug 16 2012 - 2:19 pm PT
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The folks at AndroidPolice are on a roll today, as they just discovered, after examining the new Google Play Store APK, that the revamped Android marketplace now takes advantage of “smart updates.”

The 300 KB APK code previously revealed a wishlist and gift cards coming down the pipeline, and now it shows incremental downloads are live in version 3.8.15 of the Play Store. Those who need to keep an eye on their data consumption will revel in the update, because it means they no longer have to re-download an entire APK to get the latest version. Hereafter—Android devices will only download the changes between versions.

That is not all, according to AndroidPolice:

Here’s the good news: it should also work with earlier Play Store releases, like 3.7.15, as the change seems to be retroactive and server-side.


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