Google announced in an official blog that it will be updating its Play Store. According to a blog post Goggle will be adding AI-enabled app reviews and spaces.
The new update can bring you a range of AI-enabled functions. From AI-generated review summaries to AI-based spaces for you, Google aims to personalize Play Store.
Google aims for AI-driven Play Store
Google just announced a suite of updates to the Play Store in an attempt to make it more fun to use. The proposed upgrade of Play Store is expected to be part of a larger move by the company. Google claimed that it aims to turn its online marketplace into “an end-to-end experience that’s more than a store.”
It is expected that the update brings AI-generated review summaries that ‘pull from user reviews to develop a consensus.’ It is believed that this update is inspired from Facebook(For example, facebook marketplace, Facebook games, among others) and Google search. According to sources, the company had first announced this feature at this year’s I/O event.
In addition to this the AI-adjacent approach will also apply to auto-generated FAQs about each app that are powered by Gemini models.Furthermore, there will be AI-generated highlights that will offer you with a quick summarization of a particular app. This can eventually make your work easy and you don’t need to google about the details. You can also compare apps through, identifying the app more appropriate for your work.
The future ahead
Google wrote in a blog post, “We’re continuing to build new AI-powered features that allow you to get details at a glance. Our newest feature uses AI to help you more easily compare apps in similar categories.”
Additionally, Google is also rolling out shared spaces on the Play Store. These aren’t communities or mini social networks, like Reddit but rather splash pages for various topics of interest. Google explained that this project was started with a pilot involving cricket. The shared space can give users in India the ability to “explore all their cricket content from across various channels in one, convenient spot.” The space is expected to include relevant videos, around 100 curated cricket-related apps and some simple user polls.
Furthermore, Google has also come up with a new Collections feature. This feature can provide custom categories based on previously-purchased apps. This means that each Google Play home screen will be different for each user, eventually making personalised home screen.
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