The Play Store on your Galaxy phone may soon warn you about low-quality apps. Google is working on a new feature designed to alert users about potentially poor-quality apps, helping them avoid wasting time on unnecessary downloads. This feature could arrive with a future update.
Play Store prepares warnings for low-quality apps
A recent teardown of the Google Play Store app (version 43.7.19-31) by Android Authority revealed an interesting new feature. Google is testing warning messages for apps that appear to be of low quality or have a high uninstallation rate. The company has prepared the following three warnings, providing crucial context when choosing an app.
- This app is frequently uninstalled compared to similar apps on the Play Store.
- This app has few active users compared to other similar apps.
- The Play Store has limited user data about this app.
Google won’t bombard users with these helpful warnings before a download. Instead, these messages will appear on the app’s detail page. So, when you are downloading some less popular apps or apps made by lesser-known developers, make sure to check the detail page before installing.
These warnings provide helpful information that could assist users, especially those who may be less familiar with evaluating apps, helping them make informed decisions before downloading an app. This will also prompt app developers to quickly address bugs if their apps have a high uninstall rate and a limited user base compared to similar apps. Some developers take ages to address bugs, so it’s helpful in many ways.
Google appears to be in the early stages of developing this feature. Hopefully, it will speed up the development and roll out these warnings to Android users, including Galaxy users, soon. We will keep you posted about any news or changes to this feature as soon as it becomes available.
