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The Android Play Store introduces app ads under the search bar

The official app store for Googlethe Play Store, has begun to introduce ads in its search bar, which are located at the bottom of the text field and stand out from the latest searches in the ‘store’.

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At the end of April, several users warned a few days ago that the Play Store suggestion system had been modified, proposing up to three applications or services for download from the virtual store.

This is how the analyst picked it up Mishaal Rahmanwho shared a screenshot in which you could see three ads for applications -two of them sports and a third dedicated to ‘fitness’- located in the first place and followed by recent searches.

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As 9to5Google has now verified, the application now displays up to three “limited-time events, as well as sponsored suggestions” that are labeled as ads.

Along with the proposed applications, information such as the application icon, the rating of users according to their ratings and the number of times it has been downloaded.

This portal has indicated that it has verified this change in the latest update of the application, belonging to the Google System Updates of the month of April.



Source: Elcomercio

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