searches for apps now appear in a splashy new layout

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Published 28 Aug 2015

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Next time you search for apps on your Android device get ready for a lot of color. ’s rolling out a new results page that uses bright shades of color user reviews to entice you to download more apps.

en you search for a genre or specific app name you’ll see either a box with the details about that particular app or a grid of several different choices.

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If nothing else, searching for apps is a much prettier experience.

en you touch one of the suggestions, you’ll then jump over to the ay Store where you can download it to your device. If it wasn’t an app you were after, then just scroll down past the “more apps” button to see the other search results.

y this matters: is constantly looking for ways to increase engagement with ay Store apps. In the last few months it’s rolled out search ads dropped the requirement to use + for beta testing. th overhauled app permissions coming in Android Marshmallow, the Android app experience will keep getting better.