The Android Market Evolves

Android has long led the competition in areas such as multitasking and its sophisticated notification system. Unfortunately, its app store has not been one of those things. The Android Market suffers from fragmentation and piracy and while there are a decent number of apps available, there are not many quality apps, especially when compared to iOS. The new Android Market interface and the new web client bring a more sophisticated experience and make discovering the quality apps among the dross just that much easier. Thankfully, Google has taken a step in the right direction by way of recent changes to make the Market more dev friendly. Google has also apparently created an in-house app development team to crank out quality titles from within the company. Today, they have also announced in-app purchases allow you to purchase premium content straight from the app, a feature demanded by devs and that has been part of iOS for a long time. And so the Android Market continues to evolve and it will, one day, catch up to the App Store.

Android Market Web Client

Android has finally gotten a web client that allows you to pay for apps that are sent to and installed on your phone OTA. Browse top apps and apps in specific categories straight from your computer. Head on over to market.android.com to check it out.