Why trust GreenbotAn A teardown by Android lice found more code references to “family-friendly results” an underage purchase disclaimer in the version 5.6.6 update.
This points to more under-the-hood changes before launches its family-friendly app selection, possibly as soon as this week at I/O. The code strings indicate a curated search feature that would filter out unsavory apps games while when children search for titles.
Android developers have already been told to prep apps for the ”Designed for Families” section. has also dabbled in appealing to children families with the YouTube Kids app.
The ay Store update also makes some layout tweaks, stardizing how the alert dialog popups perform for actions like leaving a review.
Android lice ’s Kirill Grouchnikov posted further details, noting that the new button arrangement card layout is more consistent with the rest of Android’s evolving design vision.
The story behind the story: ’s family-friendly app selection is another effort at winning over parents families to Android. st as did with YouTube Kids, the company wants to create editions of products that parents will be at ease letting their children use. This effort hasn’t completely been smooth sailing, however, with several advocacy groups asking the FTC to target for alleged unfair deceptive advertisements.
