The Google Play Store is mostly populated by smartphone apps, but it’s also the home to apps you can play on your tablet and Chromebook. The thing is, it can be hard to find apps that will run perfectly on your tablet. However, that’s going to change. Google just made it easier to find tablet apps on the Play Store.
Google has been working on making Android a much better place for tablets, so this new feature comes as no surprise. It’s been optimizing its apps to work better with tablets. This is in the hopes that other companies will follow suit and make their apps more compatible with Android tablets.
It’s now easier to find tablet apps on the Google Play Store
As stated before, if you see apps on the Google Play Store, they’re most likely optimized for your phone. That’s great, but with this new Android tablet revolution happening, people are more likely to be looking for tablet apps. Thus, help finding apps for tablets is appreciated.
According to 9To5Google (via Android Police) the Play Store now has a new tab dedicated to locating tablet apps. When you open up the Play Store, it will automatically open to the For You tab. You will see that up top. In order to find the tablet apps, tap on the Other Devices tab.
While in that tab, you will see chips for the different types of devices you can find apps for. You will see one for Watch, TV, and Car. There are two new chips: Chromebook and tablet. When you tap on one of these chips, you will see a feed of apps designed specifically for these devices.
When you tap on the chip, you will see the apps organized and categorized to make finding apps easier. Some of the categories include educational apps, stylus-friendly apps, creativity apps, streaming apps, etc. This is a great addition for anyone who has a tablet and wants to use it to its full potential