{"id":41704,"date":"2025-09-25T01:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T01:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/41704\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T01:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T01:12:09","slug":"google-play-update-is-geared-toward-a-new-level-of-personalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/41704\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Play update is geared toward a new level of personalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expect to see some changes to your Google Play app in the coming days, if they haven\u2019t hit your phone already. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-play\/curation-update-september-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Google is rolling out an update<\/a> that features a tab tailored to your interests, guided search, enhanced gaming, and new ways to keep up with your stats.<\/p>\n<p>The features will launch in countries where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/google-play-points-explainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play Points Program<\/a> is available this week, and in additional countries beginning Oct. 1. Here\u2019s what you can look forward to with the latest Google Play update.<\/p>\n<p>                        A more personalized experience<\/p>\n<p>            It\u2019s a new You<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"google-play-store-hero\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google-play-store-hero.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google-play-store-hero.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Much of the Google Play update is intended to create a more personal experience. Upgrades to the Apps tab, for example, will \u201cspotlight timely topics tailored to your interests\u201d at the top of the app.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the new You tab will serve as a \u201chome base with curated content,\u201d where users can keep track of subscriptions, stats, recommendations, and more. You\u2019ll also be able to view your new gamer profile from the You tab.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, a platform-level gaming profile is coming to Google Play. It\u2019s primarily a hub for keeping track of game stats and unlocked achievements, but it also allows for personalization using an AI-generated avatar. Speaking of gaming\u2026<\/p>\n<p>                        A more rewarding gaming experience<\/p>\n<p>            Introducing Play Games League and Sidekick<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"The smaller Collections widget from Google Play on a Pixel 8 Pro\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google-play-summer-event-22.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google-play-summer-event-22.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Gaming comes with its own rewards but Google is upping them with Play Points, which can be traded in for merch and real-world experiences. <\/p>\n<p>Play Games Leagues allows Play community users to compete in gaming events with the opportunity to earn Play Points. Subway Surfers kicks off the <a href=\"https:\/\/leagues.withgoogle.com\/en\/subway-surfers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">first Play Games League event<\/a>, which runs from Oct. 10 to Oct. 23. The event&#8217;s top-performing gamers could be rewarded with 2 to 5,000 Play Points.<\/p>\n<p>If the challenging or competitive play is a bit overwhelming, Google Play Sidekick may come in handy. The new feature provides direct access to Gemini Live for access to tips and tricks without having to leave a game (provided that you downloaded the game in Play).<\/p>\n<p>Google Play Games on PC will transition from beta to general availability in tandem with the release of the Google Play update. We were impressed with Google Play Games initially, so it\u2019s nice to see the availability open up to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Expect to see some changes to your Google Play app in the coming days, if they haven\u2019t hit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-41704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}