Google has pre-announced new Play Store guidelines aimed at preventing developers from misleading Android users.
Android app developers take note, Google is implementing new guidelines for how apps can be displayed and advertised in the Play Store. The new policies are aimed at preventing apps from misleading Android users with certain buzz words and graphics, like plastering a “Sale” banner across the app’s icon in the Play Store, as well as other changes. It’s a noble effort, given how big and expansive the Play Store has become. Back in 2008 when the Play Store launched, there only existed a few hundred apps and games. Google points out there are now millions of apps and games, which stretch to Android users in over 190 countries. This makes it more challenging for developers to maker their apps stand out from the crowd, but Google sees a right way and a wrong way of going about it.
