Is the install button still consistently appearing for you right in Play Store search results?
  • El BartoEnglish
    53•1 year ago

    Edit: the article mentions what I wrote below.

    I’m guessing this is to avoid accidental installs and thus:

    • minimizing the spread of malware.
    • reducing downloads, which cost money.
    • @[email protected]English
      -6•1 year ago

      Reducing app downloads make no sense though

      From googles point of view, the more who install, the more users end up buying iap and such?

      That generates money right?

      • Chariotwheel
        25•1 year ago

        Not when they accidentally install apps. Then just a useless install and uninstall that helps neither Google nor the user.

        • @[email protected]English
          6•1 year ago

          I noticed Google also changed Maps recently for multi-stop directions so it only calculates routes once you’ve added all the stops instead of after adding each stop. The only rationale I could think of for doing that would be to reduce computation costs.

          Seems like they’re going around and trimming compute and network costs wherever they can without significantly impacting user experience.