Google’s Play Store now makes it easier to find apps for your watch, tablet, TV, and car

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Google is updating its Play Store to make it easier to discover and download apps across the full range of Android devices — whether that’s Wear OS watches, Android TVs, Android tablets, or vehicles fitted with Android Auto. There are three updates in total: a new device-specific search filter, new sections in the Android app focused on devices that aren’t phones, and new options to remotely install apps from your phone.

These updates come as Google is working to improve the Android hardware ecosystem beyond phones — a focus highlighted by the company’s own efforts to release more Android hardware options, including a Google Pixel smartwatch this year and a new Google tablet in 2023. It seems that if Google itself is offering a broader...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/27/23374407/google-play-store-tablet-watch-android-tv-apps-discovery-install

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