If you've used Apple's iCloud, this will sound very familiar.
The company says it is consolidating different sites and apps under the new name so that you can 'experience a simpler way to manage your entertainment.' Up to now, Google offered music files at Google Music, books at the Google eBookstore, apps at the Android Market and so forth - and competitors like Apple and Amazon, with one-stop shopping, did it better.Īll of Google Play's offerings will be kept on the so-called cloud - stored online instead of inside your smartphone, tablet or computer - so that you can have access to them regardless of the device you're using at the moment. Google's online store for mobile apps - as well as music, movies and digital books - will now be known as the Google Play store, beginning today.
