Google Play Store’s April Update Brings New Features and Fixes

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Android users are generally delighted by what the Google Play Store has to offer, although we have to admit that the marketplace has its shortcomings. The Play Store is now preparing to release its update for April, and we all should take a good look at what it brings.

Updating your Play Store is very easy. All you have to do is access the app, tap on your avatar, and hit the “Settings” option. From that point, you’ll see the “Update Play Store” option, which is located under “About”. The update should be available anytime now, although it takes some time to become available for everybody, even after the rollout begins.

9to5Google.com brings us the news about the Play Store’s upcoming update, as well as what new stuff it brings. Let’s see some of them:

Improvements

  • Less waiting times during mobile gaming
  • Play Pass and Play Points have also gotten new features
  • Google Play Billing has been enhanced
  • Improvements for the Play Protect
  • New features for finding apps, including games
  • Faster downloading and installation
  • Performance optimizations
  • Bug fixes as well as improvements regarding stability, security, and accessibility

Critical fixes

For Auto, phones, TVs, tablets, and Wear OS: bug fixes regarding privacy and security. System management, as well as diagnostics-related services, are also worth mentioning.

The entire list of patch notes is even larger, which means that perhaps the best way of learning about them is to test out Google Play Store as soon as you can if you’re among those numerous Android users.

The Google Play Store is home to about 3.48 million apps, and you can choose the right ones from the categories that interest you the most. We can even include games here, as theoretically speaking, they’re also software applications. There are numerous games as well in the Play Store.

 

Cristian Antonescu
Cristian is in love with technology, as are many of us. He has a vast experience as a content writer in the field. He's involved especially in the hardware area, where he covers the latest news regarding smartphones, laptops, PC components, and so on.