Google Play
Google Play, (also known as the Google Play Store, Play store, or sometimes the Android Store (and was formerly known as the Android Market)), is a platform by Google. It is a online store for music, books, movies and a few million Android applications. Google formed it in March 2012 by merging four different stores:
- Android Market, the oldest, was started in October 2008
- Google Music
- Google Books
- Google Movies.
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| Developer(s) | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | September 23, 2008 (as Android Market) March 6, 2012 (as Google Play) |
| Platform | Android, Android TV, Wear OS, ChromeOS, Web |
| Type | Digital distribution, app store, mobile game store, video on demand (until November 2021), ebook store Online music store (until November 2021) |
| Website | play |
Google Play also sold Google hardware devices, until 2015 when Google started a new Google Store for that.
Google Play Media
Global availability of Google Play
Global availability of Google Play Books
Global availability of Google TV (also includes Singapore)
Global availability of Google Play Pass
Former Google Play logo, 2012
Global availability of Google Play Music
Global availability of Google Play Newsstand
An old Google Play gift card from 2016 to 2022
Get it on Google Play badge
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