Google Play Store update brings visual tweaks, new features [APK Download]

December 4, 2014

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Google is in the process of pushing out a new version of the Play Store app for Android devices according to Google UI engineer Kirill Grouchnikov. Coming from someone on the UI side of development, Grouchnikov naturally focuses on the interface changes which is headlined by a full-height drawer that pulls out from the left. This means Google's Play Store app no longer needs a “hamburger” icon to access some features.

The refresh to the interface also brings real-time card shadows to devices running Android Lollipop. The update makes visuals and scrolling more consistent in the My Apps portion and Google added a My Account page that appears to give users access to their purchase history. Grouchnikov says there are other improvements included in the update and challenges users to find them on their own.

The update takes the Play Store app up to version 5.1.

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source: +Kirill Grouchnikov

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Raised in North Carolina, Jeff Causey is a licensed CPA in North Carolina. Jeff's past Android devices include an HTC EVO, a Samsung Note II, an LG G3, and a Motorola Moto X Pure Edition along with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1. He currently uses a Samsung Galaxy S8 and (very rarely) a Nexus 7 (2013). He is also using a Verizon-branded Motorola Moto Z Play Droid supplied by his job. Jeff used to have a pair of Google Glass and a Moto 360 Sport in his stable of gadgets. Unfortunately, his kids have all drunk the Apple Kool-Aid and have i-devices. Life at home often includes demonstrations of the superiority of his Android based devices. In his free time, Jeff is active an active runner usually training for his next marathon, owns a Mazda MX-5 Miata, and plays Dungeons & Dragons. Jeff has three grown kids and a golden retriever.