Google released Google Play.

Are you not wondering whats going on in the android market? Well to tell you frankly. I am also in a questionable status on when i enter the market. There is a question there and i just click the continue button. Without knowing, ANDROID MARKET is gone. Yes you read it right. The market we all love is now GONE.It was recently replaced by GOOGLE PLAY. Oh what a name. GOOGLE PLAY. Jizz. Well just dont like the name.Aside from the change of name, which I hate. I would consider this streamlining of Google’s operation to only be a good thing, as long as they make as much effort as possible to provide their content and services to as many countries as possible. I’m not the sort of person who would use Google Music even if it were available in the UK, but I do think it’s unfortunate that not only do a lot of countries not have access to Google Music, they are also unable to access the books or movies which are being flouted as a major feature of this revamp. One can’t help but feel that this re-branding would have been met with a much more positive reaction if it were performed after rolling out content to other countries. I also can’t help but feel that this new level of unification is somewhat over exaggerated, but then again, Play does increase the scope of Google’s content distribution. There’s something about it all that feels a little bit iTunes-esque. Would it really be so far fetched to think that further down the line, we may be presented with a standalone Google Play client? And if so, would this be a good thing or a bad thing?


The bottom line is that previously, applications were limited to a maximum size of 50MB and any other content that an app required would need to be provided separately by the developer. Since the advent of Google Play, although the initial APK is still limited to 50MB, it can be supplemented by two extension files with an upper limit of 2GB in size each. This effectively allows for applications up to 4GB in size. The content is hosted by Google, which obviously has massive benefits to both developers and users alike. Mainly that it saves the developers having to host content themselves, while offering users greater consistency when attempting to download the content. From a developer’s perspective, the increased file size is most likely the best thing to come out of these recent changes. Obviously it goes without saying that all your previous purchases are still valid and there is no need for developers to resubmit their work. Furthermore, the basic framework of the entire ecosystem remains largely untouched. The roll out is already well underway, with the online market becoming Google Play as of yesterday, and changes on devices being made over the next few days.


Just wait. Im sure Google will make something out of this.