st_7 138 Report post Posted May 13, 2011 The Android Market has gone through a major update after Google I/O conference. Google has done some refreshing design changes to the interface of the Market for both mobile and desktop and made discovering of new apps easier. On top of that paid apps are now available to 99 new countries, which is a win-win for everyone. Here is a sample of new Android Market Interface. Let's start with the improvements made to the online version of the Android Market. Google updated the Android market with the new interface in the wake of exceptional growth the market with new apps are being added every day. Here are some statistics that emphasizes the point that Android market is growing larger and larger, there are now over 200,000 apps available on over 300 devices, 4 to 5 billion users have installed Android apps. Keeping these impressive numbers in mind Google updated the Market interface to be more user-friendly and apps have to be easier to find than before. Some of the new features of the online mareket are, a revamped Top app charts section which shows you the apps that are doing the best and they are country-specific, as well, which should make them more relevant to you. Google has also added top new free, top new paid, and top grossing lists to the Android Market home page. Google has also created an "Editor's Choice" which consists of applications chosen by the Android Market staff.Developers doing well on the Market have their appearance on the Top Developers section in homepage, too. Successful developers will get a special badge next to their name. If you are an Android user, you should be familiar with the online version of the Market and appreciate how easy it is to install new apps, without having to go through the app on your phone and do it from there.The related apps section in the Android Market has been made better too. There are now "apps frequently browsed by people who viewed this app" and "apps that people tend to install alongside this app". And finally the trending apps section, which lists the apps with the most daily installs. And most importantly, Google has now added 99 new countries to the list of countries with supporting paid apps. This means that the countries in the below list will have the full access to the Android Market experience (and most of all, paid apps), without the need to employ hacks and mods. Here's the full list. As for Indians, you can see India has also been added to the above list, which is a great news for all the users of Android platform who can now officially buy their liked application from the android market instead of relying on the hacks and mods. Source:GSM Arena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted May 13, 2011 Did anyone get the new market? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
