{"id":155672,"date":"2025-09-23T15:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/155672\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:20:07","slug":"google-just-gave-you-two-new-ways-to-find-apps-on-the-play-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/155672\/","title":{"rendered":"Google just gave you two new ways to find apps on the Play Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Google has announced improved ways to find apps in the Play Store, including new \u201cspaces\u201d and a Guided Search tool.
\nSpaces will highlight curated, seasonal content and offer samples from apps like HBO Max and Peacock.
\nGuided Search aims to make searching for an app easier, using phrases like \u201cfind a home\u201d or \u201cdeck-building games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Google has announced a couple of significant updates for how you find apps on the Google Play Store<\/a>, including an expansion of its \u201cspaces\u201d feature, plus a new search tool called Guided Search. If you like the idea of browsing the Play Store for new apps, but often get overwhelmed with how to start searching, these updates could actually be pretty helpful.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll start with the updates to curated spaces. Spaces live at the top of the Apps tab in the Play Store (next to For You, Top charts, etc.) and are curated collections of apps around a specific topic. Google first started testing spaces last year<\/a> in India and Japan with its Cricket Hub and Comics spaces, respectively.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

The new entertainment space in Korea<\/p>\n

In Korea, Google is launching a new entertainment space on the Apps tab that will highlight movies, short-form dramas, etc. Similarly, users in the US will now be able to sample trending TV shows and movies right on the Apps page. Google says these samples currently include content from HBO Max and Peacock, though we\u2019ll almost certainly see more brands included down the road. Google is also launching free web comic samples in the US and Korea, following its initial test in Japan.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Google says it\u2019ll continue to expand spaces to users \u201caround the world\u201d later this month, allowing you to see \u201ccurated, seasonal topics in a new, immersive way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While the updates to spaces sound fine, what I\u2019m more interested in is Guided Search. As it stands today, searching for apps on the Play Store is a mixed experience. It\u2019s fine if you know the name of the app you\u2019re looking for, but if you\u2019re trying to search for a type of app, the results can be less than ideal.<\/p>\n

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Guided Search aims to fix that. Now, you can search for something more general, like \u201cfind a home\u201d or \u201chelp build habits,\u201d and Guided Search will show results that feature more prominent headlines, descriptions, and categories to help you find what you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n

Google is using AI to power Guided Search results, and although that raises some concerns about the accuracy of Guided Search, I\u2019m still eager to give it a try. Guided Search results are marked with an \u201cOrganized with AI\u201d tag, and regular, non-AI-powered results are shown below them under \u201cAll results\u201d (as you can see in the screenshots above).<\/p>\n

Both the updates to spaces and Guided Search are rolling out now. While I don\u2019t see any of the spaces stuff yet, I\u2019m already seeing Guided Search results for some queries. In typical Google fashion, it may take a while for the new stuff to arrive on your phone, so don\u2019t fret if you don\u2019t see anything right away.<\/p>\n

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