Google’s Play Store wants to pivot from grab-and-go to an active destination - eviltoast

If multi-app shopping doesn’t keep you there, maybe free Pixel gear will.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    3 months ago

    How about making the Play store usable and not a minefield of suggestions (ads), ads, and recommendations (ads)?

    I swear, the last time I went there (I’m not an “app” guy), the actual details of the app were strewn around all the ads as if the whole reason I was there was just an afterthought.

    When I do have to install an app (typically updating the MFA client for work), I just go to the web version on my desktop and remote install/update.

    • gjoel@programming.dev
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      3 months ago

      I agree. If I want a kind of app, not knowing it by name, it’s nigh impossible to find anything useful.

      But then, we’re talking about Google, who is using their video platform to spam the world with ads for games that don’t exist, saying that they are spamming the world with ads for games that don’t exist (but not this one (yes, also this one)), for Google’s own platform. They are not trustworthy on what to get!

      • thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca
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        3 months ago

        Or even if you do know it by name, it won’t show you that one first-- No no, it will show you 3-5 sponsored copycats first, then down below the fold, you can find the app with the exact name you searched for.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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      3 months ago

      I haven’t used it in a few years but last time I tried it it was a mess. I can’t imagine what they did to it.

      F-droid for the win.

  • slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Just give us the option to hide apps/games we have no interest in playing.

    That will increase the user experience so much. It will also give you more metrics to use for ads and increase your advert click ratios.

    Oh this person likes casual games but has put the 30 clones of “match 3 to save the family” Into the ignored category. Maybe they don’t want to see clone number 31.