Apple has made a big change to the home screen of its iOS and iPadOS App Store, now 3 main tabs will be displayed on Applications, Games and Arcade
While Apple has focused on offering better customization in iOS 18 for its users, its work has not stopped there since updated the App Store with important changes. The way to search, discover and find apps is improved which makes it easier and then we'll show you what it looks like.
The three tabs that add this change to discover applications in the App Store
Now when you enter the App Store you will notice that the usual tabs exist games, applications and arcade. More than just tabs, they now include category buttons that have been moved up from the bottom and include featured apps for you to discover. They are positioned at the top in applications and gamesin Arcade are located just below the Featured Titles carousel.
From what 9to5Mac has seen, The options in the first category, both in applications and games, may vary from device to device. This will depend one hundred percent on your usage habits. Comparing different people's devices gives incredibly different results. This means that if you are looking for an app that you have never used beforeFor example, if you don't use your iPhone as an entertainment center, This tab will not be displayed to you at first.
Redesign of categories in the Games and Arcade App Store
It will now be easier to find alternatives to an application
When you plan to replace a commonly used app with another, it will be easier to do so in the App Store. You will not have to go through the list of categories but rather You will have direct access to the main page from the App Store. Apple has never revealed how the organization of its categories works, although it is likely that it can be guided according to the applications and games we have searched for and/or downloaded. The complete switching experience can be viewed immediately on iPad and it's thanks to its screen. When you put it in horizontal mode, you will be able to see a wider list of categories.
Unfortunately This experience is currently only limited to devices with iOS and iPadOS. Looking at the Mac App Store it remains the same, retaining the sidebar to search for apps or games by different activity types and at the end by categories. Those from Cupertino have been right about this change since This will make it easier to navigate in terms of discovering new apps. Better yet, each user will have a different perspective on their startup. you could ask your friends and family who constantly check their apps What buttons does it include at the beginning?. After a while we will see if this new method is better than before. At least This way we can stop searching for apps by name and fully experience what the App Store has to offer. If you are a gamer, be careful of the following games that try to scam you.
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