The Google Play Store will warn you when an application is probably of poor quality with a new warning system.
It is sometimes complicated to navigate the plethora of applications offered on the Google Play Store. The store has millions of them, including many poor quality clones.
Google is reportedly working on a system to warn users when an app is probably not worth downloading.
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Google wants to help you spot apps you’ve never opened on your smartphone
A warning for “bad” apps?
The site Android Authority discovered a new feature in the latest version of the Play Store app (version 43.7.19-31) showing warning messages for certain apps.
These messages will be visibly displayed in the details of these apps which have a good chance of being of poor quality for users:
- This app is frequently uninstalled compared to other similar apps on Play
- Play has little user data on this app
- This app has few active users compared to others on Play
However, it is not a perfect system, especially if it is based on the number of active users. However, we imagine that Google has worked on its algorithm so as not to penalize new applications or simply those less used. In this case, user reviews and ratings will definitely be taken into account.
But it can be useful for quickly detecting whether you’re about to download yet another ad-filled clone of highly sought-after apps. In a perfect world, these apps simply aren’t validated by the Play Store, but many of them can slip through Google’s cracks.
