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Google Play is going to start highlighting apps with widgets

Summary by The Verge

Google is making some changes to Google Play on Android devices to better highlight apps that include widgets, according to a blog post. The changes include a new search filter for widgets, widget badges on app detail pages, and a curated editorial page dedicated to widgets. “Historically, one of the challenges with investing in widget development has been discoverability and user understanding,” product manager Yinka Taiwo-Peters says in the po…

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Google Play is going to start highlighting apps with widgets

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Google Making it Easier to Find Apps with Widgets

Google is rolling out changes to its Play app store that will make it easier for users to find apps that include home-screen widgets. Users will now be able filter searches specifically for apps with widgets, and apps with widgets will get a special badge on their detail pages. Google's intention is promote both the development and use of widgets. If more users find and use apps with widgets, developers will have more incentive to create and upd…

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Can’t Find Android Apps With Widgets? Google Wants to Fix That - Techregister

There’s no easy way to find Android apps with great widget support. That’s finally changing, as Google has announced new Play Store pages and search filters to improve discovery of apps with widgets. Google is rolling out a new search filter on the Play Store specifically for finding widgets. When searching for an app, you will be able to tap the ‘Widgets’ button to narrow your results to apps with widgets included. It’s not clear if this works …

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