Google Play Store Minimum Android Version

App listings on Google Play Store now show minimum "Android Os" version

Google Play Store recently picked up a new feature that shows a circular install indicator on your home screen when you start downloading an app. Another pocket-sized tweak that Google has recently rolled out now tells yous the required or minimum Android OS version a device needs to meet to install an app.

Each Android app needs to ascertain the "minimum Android version" and "target Android version." The minimum version specifies the oldest Android version (east.g., Android v.0) that an app supports, while the target version refers to the intended Android version the app was built for (due east.grand., Android 12). With the contempo update, the Google Play Store at present displays the required Android OS version for apps (via 9to5Google).

While this information has been available on the web version of Google Play Shop for some fourth dimension now, it's only at present that Google has started showing it in the Play Store app. To see it, open up an app list in the Play Store app, click on "Nigh this app," and then scroll to the lesser. "Android Os" should be listed under the "App info" department alongside app version, downloads, and app permissions.

To be honest, there's no real utilize or benefit of "knowing" this information per se. This is because, past default, the Play Store only shows y'all apps that can run on your device. So if you lot're rocking an Android 5.0 device and an app targets Android 6.0, Play Store won't show that app to yous.

Final month, Google Play Shop added a new "Offer" tab in the bottom bar. Basically, the tab gives yous a roundup of deals and discounts beyond apps, games, movies, and books in i identify. Offers are displayed on prominent cards. The Play Store now likewise lets you find and install Android TV and Wear OS apps right from your smartphone.

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