Chrome Web Store Links to Android Apps

<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/">Chrome Web Store</a> now shows links to Google Play for apps and extensions that are also available for Android. For example, <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pocket/mjcnijlhddpbdemagnpefmlkjdagkogk">Pocket's page</a> includes this message next to the number of users: "Available for Android. Get it".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELeuEVNlfdqNivFG6wVw6AIlw9R17TsBsZQWmfIjGAXGUCe6PE-GCC1q0dqQzWwYsRPBb4GMchj6z047tRy4q4ilzbJKUucB3L_acagHJgXhl6Fw7g8QbbScRSv3L_EOL26743zTdMK1c/s1600/chrome-store-android-tag.png" /></div><br />You can also find Chrome apps and extensions that are <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps?_feature=android">available for Android</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvPqCRszKi-RGjFHBLcYsNqnph3Ijm2WsY-biBBBhPZeMJ_eWPjhPc70SZRS3uW6KoAH7EBKkCS5551Uuhxda8IWyfpimMNb02Alh6GD6Gzy5v_jFX_kzfuScsuWwDS9CRLiZiDgsIzbg/s1600/chrome-store-android-tag-2.png" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2u1kJhmf791UVJuPYntdpO5Y4LeLsl0mtxfYLZKhdjrialFu7SYFhvyj_Q0m3gumOBU9rVlpJ96I4536Xxqshn2RZjm2Tvd6yFXUPL2pcXNsd5l03IrsLtxYPheYr8jV2F83KLlw3Ag5-/s1600/chrome-store-android-tag-3.png" /></div><br />Google Play doesn't show links to Chrome Web Store apps, at least not yet. It will be interesting to see if Google plans to keep a separate store for Chrome or merge it with Google Play. When <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2012/03/google-play-android-markets-new-name.html">Google rebranded Android Market</a>, I speculated that Google Play will become Google's unified store for digital content.<br /><br />{ via <a href="http://www.chromestory.com/2014/05/chrome-web-store-now-links-play-store-app-android-version/">Chrome Story</a> }

Chrome Web Store Links to Android Apps

Chrome Web Store now shows links to Google Play for apps and extensions that are also available for Android. For example, Pocket's page...

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PayPal Billing in Google Play

Google Play added support for a very popular payment service: PayPal. "We're making it possible for people to choose PayPal for their Google Play purchases in 12 countries, including the U.S., Germany, and Canada. When you make a purchase on Google Play in these countries, you'll find PayPal as an option in your Google Wallet; just enter your PayPal account login and you'll easily be able to make purchases," <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2014/05/helping-you-go-global-with-more.html">informs Google</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EH0FpZ0cmVOa9K2ENB3LEgpJ7p29KUZ_xBXoMEUJgZbsA6zq_jZ_ZgFIBSKzk4H2CsWOmmpLTpVsQKBId-MCP4jPC-WMMs_KORnaCkRyYbqthfgBZBqzrQX27ltytIE-DXtw-S2VL8TF/s1600/paypal-billing.png" /></div><br />Here's <a href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2651410?hl=en">the full list of countries</a> where PayPal is now supported: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United States, United Kingdom. One important notice: "PayPal can't be used to purchase devices or accessories on Google Play or for other purchases that use Google Wallet outside of the Play Store."<br /><br />Google has always tried to promote its own payment service, whether it was called Google Checkout or Google Wallet, so why would Google add support for a competing service? Google offers an answer: "Sales of apps and games on Google Play are up by more than 300 percent over the past year. And today, two-thirds of Google Play purchases happen outside of the United States, with international sales continuing to climb. We're hoping to fuel this momentum by making Google Play payments easier and more convenient for people around the world."<br /><br />In addition to supporting PayPal, Google also added carrier billing to 7 more countries (including Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan) and Google Play gift cards to 13 more countries (including Japan and Germany). "Developers based in 13 new countries can now sell apps on Google Play (with new additions such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey), bringing the total to 45 countries with support for local developers."

PayPal Billing in Google Play

Google Play added support for a very popular payment service: PayPal. "We're making it possible for people to choose PayPal for the...

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Google Play's Unicorns Easter Egg

<a href="http://play.google.com/">Google Play</a> has a cool Easter Egg: click the search button without entering a query and you'll get results for "unicorns". This works for books, music, movies, magazines, apps and even devices.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMSWtNz0OO_4MeFqHjBZAvxxvRNFZ76LBHnPcAclQj_gIXkyoH_7gYS3wzmYwhDCO8koMHuPFzcIjCp_X-j8FXkWjqsjKB0Cl4KqmAFqj7YpVdMZO3x8PmYk1MSlhI4y1nycG0jRNPP95/s640/google-books-unicorns.jpg" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMhW_B-kW13XZ7_ZpnSXIkBv-QRNJOIOR6pcMAvOC_cqv3Xppr7tiw_HWrJdI4LsGuScsKNpGHW2Spe1pqZSLAd7I0Ol1r4XfOYe1K-01pF-agvVlA5mpq3wEk5t06w2b1fJjsC1iVXk2/s640/google-play-unicorns.jpg" /></div><br />{ Thanks, D4Ni. }

Google Play's Unicorns Easter Egg

Google Play has a cool Easter Egg: click the search button without entering a query and you'll get results for "unicorns". Th...

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