It seems like Google has also started bringing quick updates for its products and services following the footsteps of Facebook. Well Google Play is not only a new replacement for Android market, but it’s a one stop solution for Google Music, Google eBook store, Google Movies and Android Market. It’s like cloud storage for all your android apps, music, eBooks and movies. Now you don’t need to worry about sync and do not fear of losing them.
Google felt that Android market name was a limitation of its products
because people come in android market only to buy or download apps.
Google wanted to describe all their products that they have to offer and
it’s not only android apps that Google is offering. They have rebranded
all of their offerings under one name that Google Play like android
market will be renamed as Google Play Store, Google Movies will be named
as Google Play Movies (wherever available), Google Music will be called
as Google Play Music and Google Books will be called as Google Play
Books which will amuse Blackberry fans.
Google Play Store sounds like a place for games, so this name is not
getting positive feedback from users but Who Cares! Non android users
who never visited Android Market will now visit Google Play because they
might be using Google Music or Google Movies. So the whole concept
behind this name change is increasing traffic.
Google Play has the same infrastructure as Android Market and there
is no change for developers and even for users. People will log in from
same credentials. There will be an update rolled out on Android devices
running Android 2.2 or higher in couple of days and Android market will
be renamed.
Google Play Music (currently unavailable in India) will let you store
20,000 songs and buy new tracks online (just like iTunes). You can also
rent Movies and buy books from Google Play. So it’s actually meant to
engage people and add more visitors. Google sync will keep your Movies,
Songs, Apps and Books available offline too but the amount of data will
depend on the internal storage capacity of your device. So try to use
wireless internet while trying to download some stuff from cloud as it
might exhaust your mobile data usage.
Official Google Blogs States:In the U.S., music, movies, books and Android apps are available in Google Play. In Canada and the U.K., we’ll offer movies, books and Android apps; in Australia, books and apps; and in Japan, movies and apps. Everywhere else, Google Play will be the new home for Android apps.
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