Google wants to host your personal vibe-coded apps in the Play Store
The previously released Ask Play feature is expanding to offer more AI-powered discovery options in Google's app store, and Google is also using AI to build…
According to Ars Technica, the previously released Ask Play feature is expanding to offer more AI-powered discovery options in Google's app store, and Google is also using AI to build a recommendation engine called Game Finder.
Google has already added a few AI features to the Play Store, but a lot more are coming. Google rolled out Ask Play in 2025 as a small chatbot interface on Play Store listings.
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