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Google Play Store 5.0 with even more Material Design rolling out to devices [Download]
As we move closer towards Android L’s impending announcement, more and more core Google apps are getting the Material Design treatment. Google’s Material Design update for the Play Store leaked a few weeks back, now it seems that Google is ready to unleash their latest rendition of the Play Store upon the masses. Version 5.0.31 began rolling out to devices this evening and as you would expect with a big version bump, the update focuses on Google’s new design language and user experience (#PraiseGrouchnikov).
First things first, the Play Store icon itself has been updated to a more flatter design. In material Design Fashion, the entire Play Store sports newly colored categories that align with Google’s Material Design color palette, which are incredibly bold and bright. The What’s New section for apps is now highlighted and front and center when you tap ‘Read More,’ meaning there’s no need to scroll furiously to the bottom to read the change log.
Besides the cosmetic changes you see above, the Google Play Store 5.0 update feels very snappy and flows quite nicely. Of course a lot of that feel could come from all of the new animations and transitions that are flowing freely through the app.
If you don’t want to wait for the Google Play Store 5.0 update to hit your device, we’ve snagged the APK for you to sideload. Enjoy!
Download Google Play Store 5.0.31
HTC One M8 EYE with 13MP camera now available for pre-order in China, launches Oct 15th
There was one device we were surprised to find no mention of during HTC’s Double Exposure event yesterday — the HTC One M8 EYE. Leaked back towards the beginning of this month, the phone was a modified version of HTC’s One M8, only it traded the 4MP OmniVision OV4688 camera sensor, for a 13MP Sony IMX214 (the same camera as the newly announced HTC Desire EYE).
Well, it seems the One M8 EYE is now official, with the phone just popping up out of nowhere on HTC’s Chinese website without an official announcement or press release. Just like the HTC Desire EYE, HTC puts their new EYE Experience camera front and center on the landing page, supplying an October 15th launch date and pricing of about $652.
Unless you currently reside in China don’t grab your wallet just yet — we don’t imagine this will arrive stateside anytime soon.
[HTC]
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