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May 11, 2011 10:57 pm GMT
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Android Market Getting A Major Refresh: Better Discovery, A Redesign, And 99 New Countries
One of the most important pieces in the Android ecosystem is Android Market "Google's application storefront that comes pre-installed on the vast majority of Android devices. Yes, there are third-party markets (Amazon launched a rival in March), but with 4.5 billion app installs so far, the official Market is where most of the action is. Today at a breakaway session at Google I/O, Eric Chu took the stage to walk developers through some of the key trends on Android Market, and to announce some new features that will be coming soon.The biggest user-facing changes involve both the web and client versions of Android Market. The web version now features a dozen new lists that showcase various applications, including, 'Trending' and 'Top Grossing' lists. Market will start suggesting apps based on your previous downloads. And the Android team is taking a more active role in flagging the best apps "there are new badges that top developers can earn for producing consistently good applications, and an 'editor's choice' badge that can be placed on individual great apps. All of this is designed to help both users and developers weed through the noise.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ZLW7ZKZ1FyE/
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