Google no longer wants problematic app updates on the Play Store. The company is implementing an option that is invisible to users, but very practical for avoiding problems.
Going through the Play Store is a mandatory step for all owners of an Android smartphone. Without it, there are no apps, which severely limits the device's usefulness. Google is doing its utmost to make its store as secure as possible, even if it means cutting corners. In one year, the company has removed nearly half of the apps from the Play Store, deemed useless or even dangerous for mobile security.
On the other hand, this doesn't protect against potential bugs. No one is immune to the deployment of an app update that will ultimately cause malfunctions. The only solution is to wait for the program's developers to implement a fix in the form of a new update. A far-from-ideal system that Google is going to put an end to thanks to a welcome new feature that is completely invisible to users.
Here's how Google wants to avoid buggy updates to Play Store apps
In a blog post, Google announced that from now on, developers will be able to pause the deployment of an app update. This is exactly what Microsoft is doing with Windows: the 24H2 version of Windows 11 has been blocked several times due to bugs, for example. On Android, this option is particularly useful since many people choose to automate the process, as the Play Store allows.
Of course, someone always has to realize that the deployed update is buggy and then stop it. In the meantime, people will have already installed it. However, this allows to limit the damage with a single click and continue to offer normal operation to as many people as possible. When we know that certain apps can be essential to some people's daily lives (messaging, banking, etc.), we appreciate this kind of addition, which is ultimately so logical that we wonder why it didn't already exist. Better late than never.
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