Google Play

Credits

Descriptions by
Gilby1385 and FWKPedia

Captures by
Gilby1385

Background

Google Play is Google's digital distribution service and the official app store for Android devices. It launched in 2008 under the name "Android Market" only offering apps for Android. In 2012, Android Market changed its name to Google Play, and it also introduced Play Music (retired in 2020), Play Books, and Play Movies & TV (rebranded to Google TV in 2020), and also Google Play Games (an online gaming service for Android) later launched in July 2013. It's one of the biggest app stores to date alongside Apple's App Store, the Play Store has over 2.7 million apps on February 2017 and 82 billion downloads in 2016.

Screen (April 2016-)

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Visuals: Just the Google Play icon (a rounded equilateral triangle with a corner facing towards the right colored red, blue, green, and yellow in different sections) on a white (if the device is on light mode) or gray (if the device is on dark mode) background.

Variant: Until July 25, 2022, the icon had brighter colors, and the corners were less rounded.

Technique: A digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It is seen when you open the Google Play app on an Android tablet or a phone.