Google PLAY seems to be planning something BIG just before hitting a new milestone of 500, 000 applications in its stomach, currently Google’s PLAY Store has just more than 452, 000 applications as we write this article. So, coming back to the best part is that your favorite Google PLAY Store got yet another update and this time this an all new version is dubbed as 3.5.15. Few days back, we saw on how you can update with the 3.4.6 & 3.4.7 updates for Google PLAY Store. Not just the version number which got an increase but also the features which has got added. In the due course of this article we will also be checking out on what are the new things which got place in Google PLAY Store. To install this all new application, your Android device should at least have the Froyo 2.2 version of firmware.
Google has released what will be included in Google Play Services 10.2, including the previously promised end of support for Android 2.3.
What’s New in Google PLAY v3.5.15:
- Your Downloaded Apps got a new dimension or rather say a new feature as there are two sections namely “Installed” & “All” which you can swipe across these two sections.
- Now, an all new dropdown of all your accounts is being infused into this all new update so that you can get all your active Gmail accounts connected with Google play store listed here.
- There are no other many notable changes but in the reviews section for all those who comment, there lists the device name.
Procedure to Install Google PLAY v3.5.15:
- Download the latest Google PLAY v3.5.15 apk from here to your computer. Alternatively, you can also download directly in your phone from the mentioned link.
- Once you finish downloading it in the computer, you now need to connect the device to the computer using the USB cable and then need to copy this downloaded apk file to your device and disconnect the USB device from the computer. With the help of below interactive step by step screen captures, you will be in a position to update the Market Place to the latest Google PLAY.
- Up next, with the help of file explorer, tap on the placed apk file named as “com.android.vending-3.5.15.apk” to install the same and then tap on “Open” to open the new Google PLAY Store after installation. As soon as the installation is done, you will be prompted to tap on the “Accept” button. Please note that just in case if it prompts you to select the option of “Unknown Sources” then you need to select the same.
So there you go, you have successfully updated the Google PLAY Store with the latest version. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of installing this all new Google PLAY Store.
If they haven’t done so already on their own, Android developers can now no longer use Google Play Services for any apps that support Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The company previously said this would happen in early 2017, and now the change notes for Google Play Services 10.2 that went live this week confirm it is the first without support for Gingerbread.
Google Play Services offers developers a set of software libraries so they can add features to their Android apps. For the few remaining people who might still be using a Gingerbread-based phone (the OS was launched in 2010), this new move doesn’t mean your phone will stop working, but any apps that you have installed will likely not be updated anymore. The end of Gingerbread support for Google Play Services is also extended to the company’s Firebase client libraries for Android.
While Gingerbread support may be gone, Google Play Services 10.2 does add a number of new features for Android app developers to use. If they are using the Google Fit tools in their apps, they can now include features to monitor even more health data, including blood pressure, blood glucose, oxygen saturation, body position, body temperature, and reproductive health data. Apps that use the Google Maps tools can now include custom styling for polylines and for the outlines of polygons and circles, too.
Also, the Google Sign-in API can now be used by Android game developers, which should make server-side authentication easier for those apps. There are also quite a few improvements for the Ads tools, including new support for video assets to Native Advanced content ads.
Obviously, most of these changes are for app developers only, but they will likely lead to better Android apps in the long run for consumers, if they are not still rocking a Gingerbread-based phone. Are you still holding onto a device with Gingerbread installed? Probably not, but if so, let us know in the comments.
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