Google quietly adds new information to the list of mobile Play Store apps
0which happens to be Android 5.0 in this example. That means that anyone who wants to install this game must be using a phone running Android 5.0 or higher. The mobile version of the Google Play Store now shows the minimum version of Android required to install each app One last example. Let's look at CNN. Go to the Play Store and search for the CNN app . When you see the listing for it this information was only posted on the web version of the Play Store but it can now be easily found on an Android phone. Let's look at some random apps. The Chess-Play and Learn app has been downloaded more than 10 million times and has a 4.7-star rating. If you look at the listing on your phone since it requires that the user own a phone running Android 6.0 or higher find the "About this app" heading and tap on the arrow at the right of the screen. That takes you to the About this app page. Scroll down to the App info section and look for the Android OS entry. There you will see that to install the CNN app on your Android phone phones that are running Android 5.0 or lower will not see the CNN listing on the Play Store app. Google just added a new feature to the Play Store earlier in the week The update including this change was just disseminated on Friday and is version 29.2.13. We are not sure how many Android users would go through the trouble of looking up this information since it is not necessary reviews and deals in mobile tech delivered straight to your inbox sign up go to the "About this game" listing and tap the arrow on the right side of the screen to open a page that goes into great detail about the app. How to find out what Android version you need to be running to install a particular app Now scroll down to the bottom and you'll see a heading titled "Game info." Look for an entry called Android OS which shows the required version of Android needed to install this game using the CNN app once again but perhaps Google has something under its sleeve that we are not privy to. Earlier in the week we told you that Google has released a new app icon installation feature to 14 games in the Play Store and in the process borrowed the circular progress bar used with iOS. For example you are sure to spot the similarities. When you install an app from the Play Store