Google shopping application is stopped in favour of the web version

De plus en plus d’utilisateurs se rendent directement sur la version web de Google Shopping afin de gagner du temps, laissant l’application dédiée au placard. Google a donc décidé de mettre fin à cette dernière.

The IOS and Android versions of the Google shopping app will no longer be developed. Source: Google shopping

Google is developing a lot of apps, be it Android and IOS. However, with this ever-increasing number of applications, users can sometimes get lost. It has to be said that with more than 150 apps on the Google play store, it is difficult to keep up with the pace. To simplify, Mountain view will abandon the development of its Google shopping app in favour of its web version.

Improve user experience

Google confirmed to

9to5Google

That the development of its Google shopping app was going to stop. The latter is being used less and less, whereas the web version is not. The application was first launched in 2019 and allows to reference thousands of items from different dealers (Boulanger, Amazon, Cdiscount, Rakuten, Ubaldi, etc.).

Google shopping consists of four parts. A first page (home page) that allows you to view items recommended by various algorithms, a second dedicated to notifications about promotions or the tracking of orders made from Google shopping, a third page to display orders placed and a last page to serve as a basket to see items awaiting payment.

However, many users prefer the web version of Google shopping which is much more ergonomic. It is for this reason that Google has decided to stop the development of the app. Removing this thorn from the foot will allow the company to focus on the web version to improve the user experience.

An application that already marks signs of abandonment

It's a message posted on

XDA

Who put the chip in the ear of 9to5Google. The published screen shows an error while loading the application. Intrigued, the media asked for information about this problem. Google has confirmed the closure of the Google shopping app. Developers will be working on it until June to allow a smooth transition.

Un screen du message d’erreur provenant de la version Android de Google Shopping. // Source : Twitter / Mishaal Rahman

Google spokesman told 9to5Google that "

In the coming weeks, we will no longer support the shopping app. All the features offered to users by the application are available in the shopping tab from the web version. We will continue to develop features in the shopping tab that allow users to easily discover and buy the products they like

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Google thinks first of all about the user

This is not the first time Google has simplified or improved users' daily lives. Microsoft and Google have been working together for a few months to make improvements in Google Chrome, such as the introduction of live caption. This feature allows you to

Automatically caption videos

Whether you are Windows, Mac, Chromebook, IOS or Android. Patches through updates have emerged as

Correcting the display of emojis

For Windows users.

In fact, Google has decided to update Google Chrome every four weeks instead of six weeks previously. The latest update has made it possible to lighten the browser and make it possible to

Less greedy in memory

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