Developers will be able to make their own pages in Google Play

Google has announced developer pages for Google Play. What this allows developers to do is create their own section in Google Play to show off all their Android apps.

It’s already possible to view a developer’s list of apps by clicking a their name when viewing their app listing in Google Play, but developer pages will let developers highlight their best and most recent apps, as well as provide more detail to the user about the company or individual behind them. It’s a great way for fans to find and keep track of their favorite developers’ apps.

Also coming to Google Play for developers is the ability to A/B test your app listings. What this means is you’ll be able to experiment with different sets of graphics, app descriptions, screenshots and titles for your Google Play listing.

You can have both listings exist simultaneously, with users seeing one or the other at random. This’ll allow you find out which listing style performs best for driving downloads, a great tool for developers who want to make sure they’re doing everything they can to maximize their chances for success. It shan’t be long before you developer types are able to get your feet wet with all this stuff in the developer console, and we’re be sure to update you once those options become available.

Google Play developer pages are now live on desktop and mobile, check ours out!

Google announced at this past Google IO that developers would be able to make neat landing pages to show off their apps and brands. Those pages now seem to be live for developers to start customizing and giving their wares a much prettier home than a boring list of apps.

For developers, getting started is almost as easy as Tweeting. You’ll start by heading to the Developer Pages section in Google Play’s developer console settings. From here, you’ll need a few things:

• Promotional text: Add up to 140 characters that describe your brand. You can add translations of your promotional text by clicking Add translations near the top of the screen. Once you’ve added translations, you can click Manage translations to add other translations.


• Developer icon: 512 x 512, 32-bit PNG


• Header image: 4096 x 2304, JPG or 24-bit PNG (no alpha)

You also have the option of setting a primary app to highlight, as well as a URL to link to your brand’s website. You can see ours in action by heading right here, if you’re curious. (Psst: you should definitely download that Phandroid app.) Other developers will want to get their pages in order as soon as possible to maximize visibility in Google Play.