Google Play is going to start highlighting apps with widgets
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Summary
In a bid to improve thediscoverability of apps that include widgets for Android phones, Google is making several changes to the Google Play store, says product manager Yinka Taiwo-Peters.
The new features will include a dedicated editorial page highlighting widgets, a new search filter within the app store, and badges to be placed on apps that have widgets available.
Taiwo-Peters said the move was in response to feedback from developers, who said they needed better ways to promote their widgets to users.
The changes are part of a drive by Google to promote the use of widgets, which have become a more important source of interaction with smartphone users since the advent of customisable home screens for smartphones.