After years of going through Google Play to purchase Google-promoted
devices, the search giant has finally launched a dedicated online store
where all 'Made with Google' hardware can be purchased. The new domain
has all existing Google hardware listed and is live already.
The
Google Store is Google's new online retail
section for devices such as the Nexus series of smartphones and tablets,
TV and video devices, Android Wear smartwatches and more. Logging into
the Google Store from India gives you the current list of hardware
products sold officially in India by Google. This includes the Motorola Google
Nexus 6, the HTC Google Nexus 9, the Google Chromecast, the LG G Watch
and the Samsung Gear Live.
This indicates that Google may be
intending to separate hardware sales from software sales, with hardware
being offered through the Google Store and software continuing to use
the traditional Google Play delivery platform. It's interesting to note
that the Google Play store still has a devices section, but clicking on
this automatically redirects you to the new Google Store. Order history
has also been migrated from Google Play to the Google Store.
The
Google Store also retains the typical Google look and feel, although it
certainly feels livelier and better laid out that the old 'devices'
section on Google Play. Device terms of sale remain the same as before.
Google
recently stopped selling the immensely popular LG Google Nexus 5
through Google Play, but it is still possible to buy the device through
other channels. Another popular Android Wear product, the Motorola Moto
360, is also not sold through Google Play due to a deal between Motorola
and Flipkart which grants the latter exclusive rights to sell the
former's products in India.
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