It seems that Google is carrying out A/B testing* on a redesigned app download page in the Play Store. However, this redesign currently only affects Android software, not any other media type Google Play carries.
*I don't like how some of the major tech companies don't even want to allow users to opt-in for new features, and instead test random people thinking they're the same, while clearly I feel like I'm not the same.
Summary:
The version number of the Play Store package carrying this redesign, is "11.8.09-all [0] [PR] 213536367". One thing I noticed right from the go is that there's boring white design. Ugh! I hate certain implementations of minimalist design, notably Apple's UX design, but also whatever the stock UX is in Android 8.0 and later, which is why I stay on 7.1. Whatever it is, the coloured circles around category and milestone markers are now GONE, I have also noticed that the pages feature different layouts depending on whether the app is installed or not, so I'm providing 2 examples. The phone screenshots are stitched together using Samsung's "scroll capture" feature, while the tablet screenshots are not stitched together.
I'll provide screenshots here that are from the Singaporean Play Store.. If anyone wants, I can provide a few more examples featuring apps if anyone here wants, as long as the developer has made it available there. I have 4 different Androids, 3 of them have Play Services, and out of those 3, I'll pick my Galaxy Note8 to represent the phone** and my Yoga Tab 3 Pro to represent the tablet, however, of course, I also received this update on my Galaxy Tab A 8.0, and the tablet layout is identical between both my tablets. However, Play Store does retain its green header within Android Overview, and I know this because I refuse to upgrade my Note8 to Android 8.x because of Samsung's modification they decided to do to it, which is to make the headers white with coloured text in order to get it to match their own apps instead of the custom apps I have in order to give it a near-stock Android experience. The status bar shadow in the tablet screenshot was added by Lenovo's buggy Android 6.0 custom UX, which is so buggy that it deserves its own separate rant in a thread, if anyone wants to hear about how bad it really is, and how much Lenovo sucks at Android device support.
**(but it does have a modded custom font package to replace Roboto with Comic Neue, no, it's not Comic Sans)
Additional note for those who want to mention my post in a news video:
*I don't like how some of the major tech companies don't even want to allow users to opt-in for new features, and instead test random people thinking they're the same, while clearly I feel like I'm not the same.
Summary:
The version number of the Play Store package carrying this redesign, is "11.8.09-all [0] [PR] 213536367". One thing I noticed right from the go is that there's boring white design. Ugh! I hate certain implementations of minimalist design, notably Apple's UX design, but also whatever the stock UX is in Android 8.0 and later, which is why I stay on 7.1. Whatever it is, the coloured circles around category and milestone markers are now GONE, I have also noticed that the pages feature different layouts depending on whether the app is installed or not, so I'm providing 2 examples. The phone screenshots are stitched together using Samsung's "scroll capture" feature, while the tablet screenshots are not stitched together.
I'll provide screenshots here that are from the Singaporean Play Store.. If anyone wants, I can provide a few more examples featuring apps if anyone here wants, as long as the developer has made it available there. I have 4 different Androids, 3 of them have Play Services, and out of those 3, I'll pick my Galaxy Note8 to represent the phone** and my Yoga Tab 3 Pro to represent the tablet, however, of course, I also received this update on my Galaxy Tab A 8.0, and the tablet layout is identical between both my tablets. However, Play Store does retain its green header within Android Overview, and I know this because I refuse to upgrade my Note8 to Android 8.x because of Samsung's modification they decided to do to it, which is to make the headers white with coloured text in order to get it to match their own apps instead of the custom apps I have in order to give it a near-stock Android experience. The status bar shadow in the tablet screenshot was added by Lenovo's buggy Android 6.0 custom UX, which is so buggy that it deserves its own separate rant in a thread, if anyone wants to hear about how bad it really is, and how much Lenovo sucks at Android device support.
**(but it does have a modded custom font package to replace Roboto with Comic Neue, no, it's not Comic Sans)
Additional note for those who want to mention my post in a news video:
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