Google announces new Google Play Store policies.

August 2, 2022

In the latest update of the Google Play Store; some features have been added and a major feature have been removed.

The 31.6.13-21 Google Play Store version has a new feature (which has been there before); it's the list of app permissions. There is also a new Google Play Logo. But there is another change. Which is the removal of the version numbers on the App info section.

Formerly, you’ve been able to find the version number by opening a listings’s “About this app” section and scrolling down to “App info” where you could see it.

But as of today, “Version” no longer appears there (or in the phone section of “Compatibility for your active devices”) and “Updated on” is at the top. This information is only gone for the phone version of applications. It curiously remains for Wear OS and Android/Google TV apps.

Meanwhile, version numbers still appear on the Google Play website. This issue does not appear related to (or just impact) apps that only note “Varies with device.”

The version number disappeared between two updates - Credits : 9to5Google

Version number on WearOS 3

It's now required to the users to use the OS-level App info page. But is not ideal, nor is being unable to see a version number before updating (in cases of buggy releases).

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