Google has introduced an update for developers as well as users that's certainly to brand some parents happy as well as some developers sad. The novel features are —
- Better App Review Process
- Age-Based Rating System
BETTER APP REVIEW PROCESS
The search engine giant announced on Tuesday that it has started employing humans to review apps before they run alive on the Google Play Store, a motility intended to "better protect the community" as well as "improve the app catalog."
The novel approach would definitely acquit upon app developers, every bit they'll convey to expect for their apps to hold out approved yesteryear Google afterward they submit them to the Play Store. But, it would hold users prophylactic from harmful malware or offensive content.
"This novel procedure involves a squad of experts who are responsible for identifying violations of our developer policies before inwards the app lifecycle," Google Play production managing director Eunice Kim wrote inwards a blog post, as well as giving developers specific feedback on what they quest to fix before their apps volition hold out listed.
According to the company, this novel review procedure began "several months ago" and "there has been no noticeable alter for developers during the rollout." Google only made an official annunciation of the novel policy on Tuesday.
The newly updated review condition page volition laissez passer on developers "more insight into why apps were rejected or suspended" as well as volition let them to easily fix the resultant as well as resubmit the apps for little policy violations.
The society besides assured developers that novel features wouldn't slowed downwards the app submission process.
"We value the rapid project design as well as iteration that is unique to Google Play, as well as volition run along to aid developers larn their products to marketplace inside a affair of hours afterward submission, rather than days or weeks," Kim wrote. "In fact, at that topographic point has been no noticeable alter for developers during the roll-out."
AGE-BASED RATINGS
Besides the human review element, Google is besides rolling out historic catamenia ratings for apps, which volition hold out based on information from the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC), Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) as well as more.
"We know that people inwards dissimilar countries convey dissimilar ideas well-nigh what content is appropriate for kids, teens as well as adults," Google said. "Today's annunciation volition aid developers improve label their apps for the correct audience."
Developers convey to response some particular questionnaires well-nigh their apps – such every bit whether their app contains nudity or curse words – to aid independent ratings organisations assign age-based ratings.In the United States, ratings volition seem similar – Everyone (E), Teen (T), Mature (M), etc.
For now, Age-based rating characteristic is optional for app developers but volition run mandatory for all novel app as well as update submissions inwards May. "Unrated" apps "may hold out blocked inwards certainly territories or for specific users."
