Google’s Version of Apple’s App Store — The Android Market

by Jody Mitoma on August 28, 2008 at 4:05 pm

As most of you already know, Google’s been working on their own cellphone OS for quite some time now, and is just about ready for mass-production and release. Cellphone’s with Google’s Android OS will start selling a bit later on this year.

Android will feature an App Store-like store where all users of Android OS-operated cellphones can enter the store and purchase products - either free of charge, or for a price.

Google calls the Android application store the “Android Market”.

When comparing Google’s Android Market and Apple’s App Store (screenshots only), it would seem as if they are very much alike. One thing that looks as if it is missing is the absolute need of providing a screenshot to applications that are uploaded to the Android Market. The requirement of having to provide a screenshot within the App Store is one thing I enjoy very much because this way you can see what you’re downloading before you download it. Quality is key.

Other than that, you can’t really say much else with the screenshots provided this time around, although I must say, I like the Android Market’s dark theme quite a bit.

Read more about Android Development here.

(via Engadget)

Read on for a couple more screens.