Google Play

App download hub

Google Play is Google's digital distribution platform for Android devices, offering apps, games, music, movies, books, and other content.

It functions as the primary app store for Android phones and tablets: I downloaded it from Google Play.

The name reflects browsing and discovering content, as one might play in a store.

apps

applications

Practical uses or requests

updates · APK · in-app purchases · reviews · ratings · permissions · notifications · utilities · productivity · social

entertainment

movies

Feature-length filmed entertainment

rentals · purchases · audiobooks · podcasts · albums · artists · playlists · genres · subscriptions · library

metrics

downloads

Files received electronically

rankings · charts · trending · featured · editor's choice · stars · analytics

platform

Android

Google's phone platform

SDK · API · tablet · smartphone · Chromebook · Android TV · sideloading · beta testing · early access

Categories
Opposites
platform ecosystem

Google PlayApp Store

Apple's official software marketplace

Microsoft Store · iTunes · Apple ecosystem

openness/curation philosophy

Google PlayApp Store

Apple's official software marketplace

walled garden · closed ecosystem · sideloading

Family

play, player, playing, played, playtime, plaything, replay, wordplay, playwright

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Everyday, not technical · Rated G