I opened a ticket about it since I had not found exact info about it. Although my app exceeded 100 K New users acquired, Google Play application page shows 50 K+ installs. Google Play presents download badges based on 'Total User Installs (total number of unique users who have ever installed this app on one or more of their devices)'. This number should not be recognized as a sole number for a download count badge. In order to see the unique install count of your app, go to Google Play console > Dashboard page > New users acquired (Select 'Lifetime' from top-right dropdown instead of last 30 days). All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners.Google Play does not update 'Download Badge' immediately. Following their re-branding, Google has gradually expanded the geographical support for each of the services.ĭisclaimer: WebCatalog is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by or in any way officially connected to Google Play. The services included in Google Play are Google Play Books, Google Play Games, Google Play Movies & TV and Google Play Music, and formerly Google Play Newsstand before being phased out of Google Play completely in November 2018. Google Play was launched on March 6, 2012, bringing together Android Market, Google Music, and the Google eBookstore under one brand, marking a shift in Google's digital distribution strategy.

It has been the subject of multiple issues concerning security, in which malicious software has been approved and uploaded to the store and downloaded by users, with varying degrees of severity. The Google Play store had over 82 billion app downloads in 2016 and has reached over 3.5 million apps published in 2017. Applications utilizing hardware capabilities of a device can be targeted to users of devices with specific hardware components, such as a motion sensor (for motion-dependent games) or a front-facing camera (for online video calling). They can be downloaded directly on an Android device through the proprietary Play Store mobile app or by deploying the application to a device from the Google Play website. It previously offered Google hardware devices for purchase until the introduction of a separate online hardware retailer, Google Store, on March 11, 2015, and it also offered news publications and magazines before the revamp of Google News on May 15, 2018.Īpplications are available through Google Play either free of charge or at a cost. Google Play also serves as a digital media store, offering music, books, movies, and television programs. It serves as the official app store for devices running on 'Google certified' Android operating system, allowing users to browse and download applications developed with the Android software development kit (SDK) and published through Google. Google Play, formerly Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google.

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