I have a problem.
I keep too many of my apps open on my phone.
I do it because I constantly check my feeds and then forget to close them out.
The new Categories in Google Play offer a rundown of recommendations from your most-used apps.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Googleslatest Android featurecould finally offer a new way to browse my feeds without diving into each app individually.
How Does Play Store Collections Work?
These widgets offer a few unique ways to keep on top of your apps.
The Games category provides a rundown of limited-timed events in your installed mobile titles.
The Shop category will display if youve left any items in your carts.
You wont have much control over what apps get added to different Collection categories.
Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
The Watch collection includes most of your regular streaming apps and YouTube and showcases your TikTok For You feed.
The Social collection displays other apps like Pinterest, Reddit, and TikTok.
Several apps wont show a feed at all.
Google says neither app supports the current SDK, which is pretty on-brand for Meta and Elon Musk.
At least you’ve got the option to manually turn off which apps bombard you with recommended content.
This gets applied across all Categories and inside the Play Store itself.
Google told Gizmodo that it plans to let users create their own custom collections.
This will display content from various manga apps, including select sample chapters.
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