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Google has come up with a feature that could make a relevant selection of apps in the Google Play Store a lot easier — it'll only exhibit reviews based on the type of device you're using, whether it is a smartphone, tablet / foldable, Chromebook, Android Auto, or wearable (via Android Police). The change, which was declared in August 2021 as coming in "early 2022," arrives as Google is making itself ready to launch a tablet and wearable of its own.
Android apps, these days, are not limited to just smartphones. But they are spread across devices, such as smartwatches, form factors such as tablets, Chromebooks, and foldable, and of course, price range. And so, the experience of an Android device user cannot be the same as that of another. In the reviews section of the Google Play Store, you will get a notice to make you aware that ratings are "verified," and after that, you're being shown feedback from people using a similar type of device as you. So, the YouTube of a person using says Redmi 9A will not be the same as the Xiaomi 11T Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4.
This Play Store feature is turning highly important as Android apps are getting more used around us; a person using Google's upcoming Pixel Tablet will experience an app very diversely than the person running it on a Chromebook, and people with folding phones are mostly going to be interested in how an app works on a big screen. And if you're attempting to install an app on your WearOS smartwatch, you don't want to have to scroll through a ton of reviews about the phone version of the app.
It is worth observing that this change doesn't come out of the blue. Google first declared this feature in Play Store back in August 2021. At the time, the company said that in the 1st week of November 2021, Android users on phones will start to see rating specific to the registered country. At the time, the company also mentioned, "early in 2022 users on other form-factors such as tablets, Chromebooks, and wearables will start to see ratings specific to the device that they're on." At present, the company has finally begun rolling out these refurbish changes. Users can now see app reviews and ratings in the Google Play Store that are tailored to the type of device that a user is using.
