14 DAY TRIAL // Google has been spoiling us in the last couple of months with regular updates to the Play Store, which bring lots of new features, tweaking and more polishing.
The new Google Play Store update, which is now rolling out worldwide, adds lots of major features, as well as some small visual improvements and UI tweaks.
However, some of these features are only available in specific countries, as mentioned by Google. For example, Google has announced that with the launch of the latest Google Play store application, Android users will be able to use PayPal as method of payment.
The new payment method is only available in 12 countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK and United States.
But these are not the only changes included in Google Play Store 4.8.19. Carrier-billing is another new feature added via this update, but the new feature has only been introduced in seven more countries bringing the total to 24, including Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan.
In addition, Google has confirmed that it has made Play Store gift cards available to 13 countries, including Germany and Japan.
Regarding Android developers, Google has announced that it has introduced support for them in more countries. Official word is that developers in 13 countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey, can now sell applications on Google Play.
With the addition of these 13 countries, the number of countries with support for local developers has reached 45. Furthermore, Google has confirmed that it has increased buyer currency support to 28 new countries, thus making it easier for developers to adjust their pricing in 60 countries.
The application also features a new Additional Information area where Android users can see the version of that app, installed size, content rating and permissions.
The permissions list that pops up every time you wish to install a new application via Google Play Store has been simplified, but you can expand it for a more in-depth look on what exactly each of these permissions does.
Google has stated that the latest update for its Play Store app is now slowly rolling out worldwide, so it might not be available in all countries right away. However, you can manually install the Google Play Store 4.8.19 apk via AndroidPolice.