Google is bringing clearing policy changes to Play Store application titles, icons

The Google Play Store is a bewildering mud of applications, particularly for first-time clients. Some of these intentionally deceive the unenlightened with their catchy titles, icons, and resources. Presently, Google is giving designers time to address these issues before it authorizes new policy changes not long from now.

Reported in a Developer blog entry (h/t XDA), Google will confine designers from adorning their applications with possibly deceptive titles and icons. These new strategies will drive engineers to give Play Store clients precise information about their application.

So what are these changes? First of all, application title length will be restricted to 30 characters. Titles will likewise be liberated from any positioning descriptor or other execution markers, limited time data, emojis, or rehashed extraordinary characters. These guidelines will likewise apply to designer titles as well.

Google takes note of that applications neglecting to meet these prerequisites won’t be permitted on the Google Play Store later on.

What this implies for Google Play Store clients

The arrangement changes are a welcome move from Google, yet it is an instance of slow on the uptake, but still good enough. These means should make it simpler for clients to discover certifiable applications, or if nothing else applications with exact depictions and titles. In any case, it may not straightforwardly address different issues like the application cloning issue or the plenty of phony applications accessible.

The new rules likewise apply to highlight designs, screen captures, recordings, and short depictions. Neglecting to meet Google’s rules on these will deliver applications “ineligible for promotion and recommendation on major Google Play surfaces like Apps and Games home.”

Google is reporting these progressions a long time before implementation to assist engineers with getting their homes all together. An accurate execution date will be advised by Google not long from now.