ay Store comments section adds spam button, thumbs up to better flag comments

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Published 27 Jan 2016

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is simplifying the system for giving feedback on ay Store app reviews.

You can now give a simple “thumbs up” if you like a comment or report it as spam if it’s rude, off-topic, or otherwise egregious. 

This replaces the previous system where you would pick between a thumbs up or down to rate someone’s review. It’s clear that is trying to clean up the ay Store reviews. Giving it a “thumbs down” is a little ambiguous, could imply that you just disagree.

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Give a review a “thumbs up” or report it as spam with the newest tweak to the ay Store.

I spotted the change on my Nexus 6right away, so this could be a rapid server-side rollout. From the ay Store, go to an app’s page scroll down to select Read l Reviews. Then you’ll see the above list.

y this matters: has made a number of changes to the ay Store lately, such as adding in-app promo codes more prominently highlighting certain user reviews. It’s always a work in progress in order to improve the experience for developers Android owners, so keep your eye open for new stuff.