Google’s app store is changing. Google recently announced the arrival of artificial intelligence to its app and content store, Play Store, but the company also wants to make it easier for us, the users, Discover new applications.
This is why, first of all, they have announced the new “Collections”, a new way to discover content. On the other hand, Play Store will also start to recommend applications and content to us. based on our locationand for this he wants us to grant him permission to know exactly where we are.
Play Store wants to know where you are, so it can recommend things to you
After updating to the latest version of Google Play Store (42.1.27), users have started receiving a message inviting them to get local recommendations in the app store. If we accept the request, We will have to grant permissions to Google Play Store so it can access our location approximate, selecting an option from the three available: “Allow while I am using the app”, “Allow only this time” and “Do not allow”.
From now on, the Play Store will start making local suggestions and recommendations. This, in theory, will help us discover Apps, deals and all kinds of local content of interest. Hopefully, this should make it easier to find apps that are targeted at specific communities, which can be especially useful if you’re traveling during the holidays.
There are two very interesting aspects of this new Play Store feature: first, the fact that Google Play knows our location It does not affect the region or country that we have configured in our Google Play account.On the other hand, Play Store will be able to access our approximate location and not our specific location.
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If you regret granting Google Play access to your location and no longer wish to receive local recommendations, You can disable this feature following these steps:
- In the Google Play Store, tap on your avatar photo in the top right corner, then immediately select Settings
- Next, select General
- Finally, disable the option “Use device location“
This way, Google Play will no longer recommend content based on your approximate location. On the other hand, it is also possible to completely revoke Google Play’s access to your location. To do so, follow this path: Go to the settings menu of your Android phone, access the Applications section, look for the Google Play Store app and then tap on the Permissions option. In this section, revoke the permission to access your location.
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Via | 9to5Google