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Google Play store will soon feature tablet optimized apps and games when viewed on tablets

The title may seem a bit weird but Google has been wanting developers to make sure their games and applications look and run good not just on Android phones but on tablets as well. Starting November 21st, 2013 when you log into the Google Play store from a tablet you will automatically be directed to a new section called ‘Designed for Tablets’.

It doesn’t end there though as a second new section called ‘Designed for Phones’ will appear as well. This means if a developer hasn’t optimized their game or application for both tablets and phones, it’ll only show up in one of those sections but not both of them. This doesn’t mean that games and applications not optimized for tablets won’t be available to use on your Android tablet, it just won’t be at the forefront when looking through the Google Play store on a tablet. This will certain affect discoverability and sales for some developers who haven’t optimized their products yet for tablets.

Since this won’t start till November 21st, 2013 though, there is still lots of time to get your games or applications optimized so you’ll appear in both sections when a user is viewing the Google Play store from a mobile device. There is a whole section dedicated to guidelines on optimizing your products for tablets which you can check out if you need help.

Website Referenced: Android Community

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