Does this app work on my mobile? Google Play tells you now

Not sure if an app from Google Play will work properly on your phone once you download it? Well, Google now clears your doubts with an extension of the data that appears in every file in the Android store: according to your list of devices, you will see if the application should go on your phone before installing it.

There are many variables that can make an Android app work or not on a device with this system. To start, the mobile must comply with the system version that the developer has marked as minimum

. In addition, the hardware, the brand of the phone, the version of the layer… In short, it is common to download applications that later do not work; with the expense of time and money that this entails. Google wants to fix it.

“Support for active devices” now available

New section in tab descriptions clarifies before downloading an app whether or not it works on the phone

. And he puts it like this: Google is able to make sure if “Works on your device “. This is a guarantee for downloads that require a lot of space and the mobile connection is used, for example. Also for all paid applications.

As discovered in 9to5Google, and we have in our own Google Play Store of several mobiles, the official Android store has published the section “Support for active devices“. It details the operation, the version of the application and the minimum version required for its installation.

Google relies on the list of devices connected to the user’s account to check whether or not the applications will work on its mobiles and tablets. Although yes, not a 100% guarantee because there can always be elements that prevent the proper functioning of an application. Other installed applications, a version of the layer, some user modifications…

To see this new section of Google Play you need an updated store (it appears to us in version 30.6.16-21) and open the description of any app, then scroll down the text.

Although this is not a complete guarantee that the app will work, it does. it is a great advantage that Google advances its estimated behavior. This saves time and can also save money: check this section before downloading software from the Play Store.

Through | 9to5Google