Google has introduced the Google play on March 6, 2012. Google Play is a digital distribution service which operates on Android app.

It works as an official app store for the Android operating system which allows browsing and downloading applications developed by using Android software development kit (SDK) and published with the help of Google.

There are various services provided by the Google such as Google Play Games, Google News, Google Play Books, Google Play Music, and Google Play Movies & TV, Several applications are available through Google Play at a reduced cost, which can be downloaded to a device by using Play Store mobile app or by installing the application in a device from the website of Google Play. There are about 50 billion app downloads in the year 2013 and touched more than 2.7 million apps, which is available in the year 2017.

Users are also allowed to download the Android applications in an alternative way with the help of third party app store. Play Store applications are self-contained Android Package Files (APK), which is similar to .exe files to install programs on computers. In Android devices, there is an “Unknown Sources” feature in settings in which users can avoid the Play Store and install APKs from new sources. Several apps can be installed in a memory card of the smartphone depending on the designer favorites.

The Play Store also provides a history of all the installed apps, which have been deleted in the list. There is also option to remove apps from the history. Google Play Store is a closed source system process, which offers APKs for the Google services. It is installed automatically in all the services, which are operating on Android 2.2. Google can also add new system functionality and update apps by using Play Services.

Google Play Gift are presently available in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Greece, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.