Key Highlights
- These changes included cracking down on unsigned apps from developers using alternative app stores and highlighting apps on the Play Store for regular battery misuse. Both measures are presented as pro-consumer, but if Google truly wants to improve users’ lives, it should address the myriad issues that are immediately apparent when opening the Google Play Store itself. The Play Store is a guaranteed headache, and every time I open the app, I’m overwhelmed by the confusing UI with conflicting visual elements.
- But this isn’t its only issue.
- Below, I outline some of the more apparent Play Store problems that Google should remedy in 2026.
- What is your primary problem with the Google Play Store?0 votesExcessive ads. NaN%Poor search functionality. NaN%Lack of useful app information. NaN%Inadequate changelogs. NaN%Unclear pricing details. NaN%Absence of a rollback feature for app versions. NaN%Ineffective user review system. NaN%Other (elaborate in the comments). NaN%Please, Google — there are enough adsAndy Walker / Android AuthorityLet’s start at the top.
- It’s no secret that I have a complicated relationship with ads in apps.
