Charging Galaxy S6 battery

How to charge Galaxy S6 battery, what is Galaxy S6 fast charging and what is Galaxy S6 wireless charging.

Update 1: Added section FAQs on Galaxy S6 Fast charging to address some questions you may have.

Unlike Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6 battery and Galaxy S6 edge battery are non-removable for customers. You have to visit local Samsung service center if you need change the Galaxy S6 battery or Galaxy S6 edge battery.

This means proper maintenance for Galaxy S6 battery or Galaxy S6 edge battery is extremely important. Replacing Galaxy S6 battery will be surely more expensive than replacing a Galaxy S5 battery.

Normally, Galaxy S6 battery and Galaxy S6 edge battery can last 2-3 years.  If you charge the Galaxy S6 battery or Galaxy S6 edge battery improperly, the lifespan of the battery can  be shortened significantly.

Charging Galaxy S6 battery

You need charge Galaxy S6 battery before using Galaxy S6 for the first time or when it has been unused for extended periods.

Before charging Galaxy S6 battery

You should only use Samsung-approved chargers, batteries, and cables. Low quality chargers or cables can cause the battery to explode or damage your Galaxy S6.

When the Galaxy S6 battery level is low, the battery icon in the stats bar (top of the screen) appears empty.

If Galaxy S6 battery is completely discharged, Galaxy S6 cannot be turned on immediately when the charger is connected. Allow a depleted Galaxy S6 battery to charge for a few minutes before turning on the phone.

If you use multiple apps at once, network apps, or apps that need a connection to another device, the battery will drain quickly. To avoid disconnecting from the network or losing power during a data transfer, always use these apps after fully charging the battery.

Using a power source other than the USB power adapter, such as a computer, may result in a slower charging speed due to a lower output current.

Charging Galaxy S6 battery

To charge Galaxy S6 battery, connect the USB cable to the USB power adapter,  then plug the end of the USB cable into themultipurpose jack of Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge.

While charging Galaxy S6 battery

Galaxy S6 can be used while it is charging, but it may take longer to fully charge Galaxy S6 battery.

If Galaxy S6 receives an unstable power supply while charging, the touch screen may not function. If this happens, unplug the charger from Galaxy S6.

While charging Galaxy S6 battery, Galaxy S6 and the charger may heat up. This is normal and should not affect the phone’s lifespan or performance. If Galaxy S6 battery gets hotter than usual, the charger may stop charging.

If Galaxy S6 is not charging properly, take the phone and the charger to a Samsung Service Center.

After charging Galaxy S6 battery

After fully charging Galaxy S6 battery, disconnect the phone  from the charger. First unplug the charger from Galaxy S6, and then unplug it from the electric socket.

To save energy, unplug the charger when not in use. The charger does not have a power switch, so you must unplug the charger from the electric socket when not in use to avoid wasting power. The charger should remain close to the electric socket and easily accessible while charging.

How to reduce Galaxy S6 battery consumption

Galaxy S6  provides various options that help you conserve battery power. These include:

• Optimize Galaxy S6 using the Smart manager.
• When you are not using the phone, switch to sleep mode by pressing the Power key.
• Activate power saving mode.
• Close unnecessary apps.
• Deactivate the Bluetooth feature when not in use.
• Deactivate the Wi-Fi feature when not in use.
• Deactivate auto-syncing of apps.
• Decrease the back-light time.
• Decrease the screen brightness.

Galaxy S6 Fast charging

Samsung Galaxy S6  or  Galaxy S6 edge has a built-in fast charging feature. You can use this feature to charge Galaxy S6 battery more quickly while Galaxy S6 or its screen is turned off.

About Samsung Galaxy S6 Fast charging

Samsung Galaxy S6 Fast charging uses battery charging technology that charges Galaxy S6 battery faster by increasing the charging power.

Galaxy S6 supports Samsung’s Adaptive fast charging feature andQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0.

To use Galaxy S6 Fast charging on your phone, connect it to a battery charger that supports Adaptive fast charging or Quick Charge 2.0.

How to increase Galaxy S6 battery charging speed

To increase the charging speed, turn the phone off or turn its screen off when you charge Galaxy S6 battery.

While charging Galaxy S6 battery, if  Galaxy S6 is turned off, the Galaxy S6 fast charging icon appears on the screen.

You cannot use Galaxy S6 fast charging feature when the screen is turned on. Turn off the screen to increase the charging speed.

You can check the remaining charge time on the screen. The actual remaining time may vary depending on the charging conditions.

You cannot use the built-in Galaxy S6 fast charging feature when you charge Galaxy S6 battery using a standard battery charger.

If Galaxy S6 heats up or the ambient air temperature rises, the charging speed may decrease automatically. This is a normal operating condition to prevent damage to the phone/battery.

Galaxy S6 wireless charging

Samsung Galaxy S6 (and galaxy S6 edge)  has a built-in wireless charging coil. You can charge Galaxy S6 battery using a wireless charger, which is sold separately.

Using Galaxy S6 wireless charging

To use Galaxy S6 wireless charging,  you need place the center of Galaxy S6’s  back on the center of the wireless charger as shown below.

While using Galaxy S6 wireless charging, you can check the remaining charge time on the screen. The actual remaining time may vary depending on the charging conditions.

After fully charging Galaxy S6 battery using Galaxy S6 wireless charging, disconnect the phone  from the wireless charger.

You can check Galaxy S6 battery’s charging status from the battery icon on the screen.

When there are foreign materials between Galaxy S6 and the wireless charger, Galaxy S6 may not charge properly.

If you use the wireless charger in areas with weak network signals, you may lose network reception.

You should try to use Samsung-approved wireless chargers. If you use other wireless chargers, Galaxy S6 battery may not charge properly.

FAQs on Galaxy S6 Fast charging

Q1: Can I disable Galaxy S6 fast charging on Galaxy S6 or S6 edge?

A1: No, you cannot disable Galaxy S6 fast charging in the phone settings. This is different from the fast charging in Galaxy Note 4.

However, Galaxy S6 fast charging will be disabled automatically when:

• you are not using a normal wall charger, not the adaptive charger.
• or you are using the phone with screen on.
• or battery level is more than 50%.

Q2: Is Galaxy S6 fast charging harmful for the battery?

A2: No, Galaxy S6 fast charging is not harmful to the battery in Galaxy S6. Otherwise, Samsung would not bundle the phone with an adaptive charger.

Galaxy S6 fast charging may only marginally affect battery life. Such impact is negligible compared to battery life span.

For most Galaxy S6 owners, after 18-24 months, the battery will lose about 25%-50% capacity. This applies to most quality smartphone batteries, not just to Galaxy S6. Most smartphone batteries have a shell life of 2.5-5 years only.

So, after 18-24 months, if you want the battery to perform as today, you need change the battery, no matter you are using fast charging or slow charging.

Q3: How long should it take to charge my Galaxy S6 when fast charging is used?

It should take less than 2 hours (around 1.5 hours or even less) to fully charge the Galaxy S6 or S6 edge with the bundled fast charger.

The charging time depends on several factors: battery usage by the background jobs on the phone, power supply stability, battery level left before charging, and ambient temperature.

Q4: Galaxy S6 got hot when fast charging is used. Is it normal? Should I be worried?

It is normal to feel the Galaxy S6 is hot when it is being charged.You probably should not be worried about it.

Galaxy S6 has its own protection mechanism to prevent overheating. It can automatically adjust the charging current based on temperature feedback.

Q5: Should I use slow charger for Galaxy S6 to extend the battery life?

Unlikely, a slow charger can noticeably extend battery life for your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge.

You probably are wasting time and investment for not using Galaxy S6 when you need. The value of the phone is reflected how many hours you are using them.

Again, you still have to consider to change the battery after 18-24 months if you want to continue to use Galaxy S6 then.

Q6: I need a new wall charger, how can I know the charger is compatible with Galaxy S6 (or S6 edge)?

You need read the specs of the charger carefully whether fast charging is supported.

The best option is to get a Samsung Adaptive Fast Charger.  You can normally get it under $20, although the MSRP is about $35.

Q7: Can I use my Galaxy Note 4 fast charger for Galaxy S6?

Yes, you can use Galaxy Note 4 fast charger for Galaxy S6. They are compatible.

Q8: When connecting fast charger to wireless charger, Galaxy S6 fast charging is not working. Why?

It should NOT work. Wireless charging is not compatible with Galaxy S6 fast charging.

If you need fast charging, you need connect the charger to the phone directly.

For wireless charging, the adaptive fast charger works just like normal wall charger.

Q9:  A guru told me I must connect the fast charger to wall outlet directly, not to an extension cord,  to get Galaxy S6 fast charging. Is it right?

No, it is totally wrong.

The fast charger has no way to know whether it is connected to the wall outlet or an extension cord. And this is NOT important.

On the contrary, if you have a surge protector, it is better to put the charger behind the protector (and usually connected to an extension cord).

Can you charge Galaxy S6 battery now? Can you use Galaxy S6 wireless charging or Galaxy S6 fast charging?

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For other features of Galaxy S6, please check Galaxy S6 online manual page.

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How to use Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption?

How to use Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption?

A complete guide on mastering Android Lollipop's notification and interruption

I. What is the new Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system?

One of the biggest changes in Android Lollipop is the notification system. To certain extent, the Android Lollipop’s notification is totally new. It is fundamentally different from the notification system in previous Android devices.

Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system treats all notifications and alert as interruptions. You can control when and how you receive notifications and alerts so that  you will get interrupted only when you want to be.

The major new features in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system includes:

• Choose from 3 modes: all, none and priority.
• View and respond to messages directly from your lock screen.
• Hide sensitive content in notifications.
• Prioritize notifications from apps.
• Rank notifications based on who they’re from and the type of communication.
• Stop interruption of incoming calls.
• Setup and use downtime.
• Hide sensitive notifications from lock screen.
• and more…

II. What’s the meaning of the three modes in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption?

When pressing the volume button (volume up or down), you can quickly switch among the 3 modes in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system.

Mode 1: All mode

In All mode, as suggested by the name, you turn on all notification and alerts in your device.  In other words, you will get notifications and alerts  from the system and all apps except those that you turned off notifications explicitly.

There are a few settings will overwrite the All mode in Android Lollipop’s notification. One is individual app notification setting. If you set notification from certain apps as Block, you will not net get notifications or interruptions from these apps in All  mode.

Downtime settings will also overwrite this All mode.

In All Mode, you can lower the volume all the way down to vibrate mode. This essentially silence your Android Lollipop device as in old Android versions.

In Android Lollipop, there is no separate vibrate mode. You just lower the volume down to silence the device.  In this vibrate mode, you will still get notifications and alerts without notifications tones.

Mode 2: None mode

None mode is the other extreme. In this mode, all notifications tones will be turned off, including the Alarm and the ringer.

Please note, none mode stops audio interruptions only. In other words, text notifications and notification icons will still shown on the screen. For example, when a SMS message arrives, it will notify you on the screen.

If you want to turn off all notifications, you need use downtime feature.

When None mode is activated, you will see a special icon in the stats bar as shown below.

Mode 3: Priority mode

Priority mode allows certain notifications to interrupt you. You assign which app is in your priority list so that it may interrupt you in the Priority mode.

Similar to that  in All mode, you can also lower the volume to vibrate mode. But vibrate mode under Priority mode still obeys the priority rules. In other words, apps that are not in your priority list can NOT vibrate the phone.

If Priority mode is activated, the stats bar will show a star icon as shown below.

III. How to setup and change the 3 notification modes in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruptions?

There are at least two ways to setup or change the  3 notifications modes in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system.

Method 1: Tap volume button.

Once you tap the volume button (it doesn’t matter it is volume up or volume down), in addition to  normal volume level settings on the top as shown below, you get the options  to switch among the 3 notification modes: None, Priority and All.

This is the quickest way to switch the notification modes in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruptions.

If you tap any of the notification modes, you  will also be offered the option to set the duration for this change as (as shown below):

• Indefinitely. The notification will stick in this mode until you manually change it again.
• A few hours.  After this period, the notification will change back to current mode automatically.  For example, you have a meeting and you want to change the notification to None for next 2 hours. After 2 hours, the notification and interruption mode will revert back automatically.

As shown in the screenshot below, you can adjust the duration by tapping he + or – button accordingly.

Method 2: Go to Settings–Sound and Notification –Interruptions.

You can access  Settings either from quick settings panel or from the Settings app in the app drawer.

In the Interruptions page, as shown below, you can tap “When calls and notification arrive” to select the notification and interruption modes quickly.

• Always interrupt means All mode.
• Allow only priority interruptions means Priority mode.
• Don’t interrupt means None mode.

 

IV. How to set up downtime in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption?

Downtime is another useful feature in the new Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system. It turn on Priority mode automatically in the specific time automatically, and repeatedly.

Some Lollipop users like to compare Downtime with Do Not Disturb in iPhones. They are similar. But Downtime is more powerful as  you can fine tune Priority interruptions.

The Downtime can save you a lot of time by avoiding to turn on/off Priority mode  again and again. For example,  you can specify your sleeping time or school time as Downtime so that only notifications from certain apps, or calls from certain contacts can distract you during this period. After this period, the notification mode will revert back to the one before downtime. It is not necessary for you to change it manually.

You can access Downtime settings to configure it from Settings—Sound and Notification —Interruptions.

As shown in the screenshots below, you can set the days and time to enable Downtime automatically based on your scedule.

 

V. How to configure the priority mode in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption?

It is very easy to  configure Priority mode in Lollipop. You only need configure:

• Do you allow events or reminders? These interruptions are from your calendar or Google Keep.
• Who can call you? Nobody or specific callers?
• Who can message you? Nobody or specific callers?
• Which apps can send notifications in Priority mode? You need set it in App notifications (see below)

When you enable calls and messages in Priority mode, you can allow calls or messages from certain people. You have 3 options (as shown below):

• Anyone.
• Contacts only. Only people matching contact info in your Contacts app can interrupt you.
• Starred contacts only. Only contacts which you starred in your Contacts app can interrupt you.

 

VI. How to set App notifications for Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption?

Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system also allows you to customize the notification of individual apps. In old versions, you only have the option to turn app notification on or off. The Lollipop’s notification system allows fine control on notifications from all apps, including pre-installed apps.

To configure app notifications, you can go to Settings—Sound  & notification—App notifications as shown below.

Select the app as shown below. For example, we use Motorola Assist as an example.

 

After tapping  Assist, you will get the app notification page for this app.

You can choose

1. Block. You essentially disable the notifications from this app. The app will not send any notifications forever. In other words, notifications through this app are automatically blocked.  This setting has identical effects of those of turning off notifications inSettings —Apps. Actually, once you choose Blocked in app notification page here, you will find the show notifications in App info page in Settings—Apps will be turned off automatically.
2. Priority. You will get notification from this app in both All mode and Priority mode. Notifications from this app can go through even you are in the Priority mode (and of course, during downtime.

These two options are mutually exclusive. Once you enable one (drag the switch to right to enable it), the other one will be disabled automatically.

If you set screen locks to PIN, pattern or anything except swipe or none, you have another option to declare notifications from this app as sensitive as shown below.

Sensitive notifications will be hidden from the lock screen.

 

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How to Silence Moto G Notifications and Ringtones

How to Silence Moto G Notifications and Ringtones

You can enter Moto G silent mode, or vibrate mode to silence Moto G notifications and ringtones easily. In Android lollipop, you can have more controls in Priority mode.

Update:  this guide was written for Moto G, Moto E and Moto X, with  KitKat 4.4. If your Moto G, Moto E or Moto X has been updated to Android Lollipop 5.0, and you want to silence Moto G, Moto E or Moto X, please check this new guide for Android Lollipop (which uses a a totally new notification and interruption system).

Have a problem to silence your Moto G?

There are 2 different methods to silence Moto G notifications and ringtones.

Sometimes, for example, in the library, you may want to quickly silence Moto G notifications and ringtones.  If you want to know how to silence Moto G ringtones and notifications, this guide is for you.

Method 1: put your Moto G into vibrate mode

You can put Moto G  in vibrate mode by holding down the volume button on the right side of Moto G  until your Moto G vibrates.

This is the quickest way to silence Moto G. But you know the limitation:  Moto G actually enters vibrate mode. It will not ring, but it will vibrate.

If you do not want Moto G to vibrate, use method 2 to completely silence your Moto G.

Of course, you should hold down the volume down button while Moto G is not playing music or videos. If the music player or video player is running when you press and hold the volume button, it will simply silence your music or video. It will NOT silence Moto G notifications and ringtones.

So, normally, you should exit music player or video player before holding the volume down button. After your Moto G enters vibrate mode, you can play music or video as usual. Vibrate mode is for ringtones and notifications only; it will not silence your music or video.

Method 2: Silence Moto G ringtones and notifications completely.

If you do not want Moto G to vibrate as well, in other words, silence your Moto G completely, you can put Moto G in silent mode.

Press and hold the power button until you feel a vibration.  The following box will show up in the center of the screen:

Touch Silent mode to silence all sounds (including call and notification ringtones) except media and alarm (you must silence media and alarms in their own applications).

Of course, you can also put your Moto G in vibrate mode here by tapping the Vibrate button.

How to stop silencing Moto G?

You can stop silencing Moto G ringtones and notifications  by tapping the volume up button on your Moto G.

Again, you should do this when you are not playing music or videos. Otherwise, it will only change the volume of your music or videos.

Of course, you can also use the Ring button as shown in the image above.

Why I can not find the Silent mode or Vibrate mode?

If you updated your Moto G to Android Lollipop, you will NOT be able to find the Silent mode or Vibrate mode. In Android Lollipop, a new notification and interruption system was introduced with three modes: All, Priority and None modes. Please follow this guide to silence Moto G notifications and ringtones if your Moto G is running Lollipop.

Do you have any problems to silence Moto G notifications and ringtones? Please let us know in the comment box below.

More step-by-step guides , tips and tricks for your Moto G phone are available at  our most popular Moto G how-to guide page.

How to use quick settings in Android Lollipop?

Using quick settings in Android Lollipop can save you a lot of time!

In Android Lollipop 5.0, Google revamped the quick settings, one of the most popular features in Android. This guide will show you how to access and use quick settings on Android Lollipop devices.

Different Android vendors may modify the quick settings. So, the interface and feature of quick settings on different Android Lollipop devices may vary. But the fundamentals are usually very similar.

What is quick settings in Android Lollipop?

Android have so many features, so the settings menu usually is very long. If you need change something, you usually have to navigate through several pages.

Therefore Android puts a few most-commonly used settings in the quick settings page so that you can quickly change the settings without fiddling around pages of the settings.

Google made a significant change in quick settings in Android Lollipop.  Prior to Android Lollipop, quick settings simply are shortcuts to specific settings.

But in Android Lollipop, most items in quick settings menu are actionable. In other words, you can enable or disable the features just by tapping top part of it.  It is not necessary to open any settings pages. The lower part of each item may link to corresponding settings page.

This is new for Nexus devices and Motorola devices (e.g., Moto X, Moto G  and Moto E).

If you are a Samsung Galaxy phone user, you have enjoyed this feature for long time thanks for the customization by Samsung. Actually, Samsung put so many items in the quick settings panel that some new users may feel intimidating. For example, you can find Galaxy S5 quick settings panel here.

In short, quick settings in Android Lollipop makes it possible for you to change some frequently used features without navigating to settings app.

How to access quick settings in Android Lollipop?

You have two ways to access  quick settings in Android Lollipop.

Method 1: Swiping down from status bar (top of the screen) with 2 fingers.

From the status bar (the top of your device screen), you can swipe down with two fingers as shown below to get quick settings in Android Lollipop.

This method works on ALL android devices regardless of the brand or manufacture. It also works on Android KitKat, Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwitch.

Method 2:  Swiping down twice from status bar (top of the screen) with 1 finger.

From status bar, if you swipe down with one finger, you will see all notification messages.

In Android Lollipop, you can swipe down again in notification page to access quick settings as shown below.

This method of accessing  quick settings in Android Lollipop is new. In prior versions, you have to tap a button in notification page to access quick settings panel.

 

How to use quick settings in Android Lollipop?

Depending on features which you turned on, the items in quick settings can be different.

As shown in the screenshot above, you can find these settings (corresponding to the numbers in the screenshot).

1. Settings icon.  Tapping this icon will open Settings app.
2. Users. Tapping the user avatar to use the user control panel, change users, guests, and profiles. You can also setup your own profile here.
3. Brightness control. Dragging the slider to adjust the brightness of the screen. This can be sued together with Adaptive brightness in Android Lollipop.
4. WiFi control. Tapping the icon (top part) will turn on/off WiFi instantly.  Tapping the network name (or WiFi if not connected) in the lower part will bring you to WiFi settings page.
5. Bluetooth control. Similar to WiFi control, the top part is for you to turn on/off Bluetooth. Tapping the name of connected Bluetooth device (or Bluetooth if no connected device) will bring you to the Bluetooth settings page.
6. Cellular network info. Tapping the icon to open the cellular control panel for quick access to data usage information.
7. Airplane mode control. Tapping the icon to turn on/off Airplane mode.
8. Flashlight control. Tapping the icon to turn on/off flashlight.
9. Location settings. Taping the icon to open location settings page.
10. Cast screen.  Tapping the icon to cast your phone screen to Chromecast (aka Android screen casting, Android screen mirroring). This icon only works on Nexus devices. In Moto X (including Moto X 2nd Gen), Moto G (including Moto G 2nd Gen) and Moto E, this icon does NOT work. You need use Chromecast app to cast your screen.

If you tuned on some other features, you may find a few additional other items.

 Can you access and use quick settings in Android Lollipop now?

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For more Android Lollipop guides, please visit on Android Lollipop Guide page.

About Android

Android, the world's most popular mobile platform

Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 countries around the world. It's the largest installed base of any mobile platform and growing fast—every day another million users power up their Android devices for the first time and start looking for apps, games, and other digital content.

Android gives you a world-class platform for creating apps and games for Android users everywhere, as well as an open marketplace for distributing to them instantly.

Global partnerships and large installed base

Building on the contributions of the open-source Linux community and more than 300 hardware, software, and carrier partners, Android has rapidly become the fastest-growing mobile OS.

Every day more than a million new Android devices are activated worldwide.

Android’s openness has made it a favorite for consumers and developers alike, driving strong growth in app consumption. Android users download more than billions of apps and games from Google Play each month.

With its partners, Android is continuously pushing the boundaries of hardware and software forward to bring new capabilities to users and developers. For developers, Android innovation lets you build powerful, differentiated applications that use the latest mobile technologies.

Rapid innovation

Android is continuously pushing the boundaries of hardware and software forward, to bring new capabilities to users and developers. For developers, the rapid evolution of Android technology lets you stay in front with powerful, differentiated applications.

Android gives you access to the latest technologies and innovations across a multitude of device form-factors, chipset architectures, and price points. From multicore processing and high-performance graphics to state-of-the-art sensors, vibrant touchscreens, and emerging mobile technologies.

Powerful development framework

Easily optimize a single binary for phones, tablets, and other devices.

Android gives you everything you need to build best-in-class app experiences. It gives you a single application model that lets you deploy your apps broadly to hundreds of millions of users across a wide range of devices—from phones to tablets and beyond.

Android also gives you tools for creating apps that look great and take advantage of the hardware capabilities available on each device. It automatically adapts your UI to look its best on each device, while giving you as much control as you want over your UI on different device types.

For example, you can create a single app binary that's optimized for both phone and tablet form factors. You declare your UI in lightweight sets of XML resources, one set for parts of the UI that are common to all form factors and other sets for optimzations specific to phones or tablets. At runtime, Android applies the correct resource sets based on its screen size, density, locale, and so on.

To help you develop efficiently, the Android Developer Tools offer a full Java IDE with advanced features for developing, debugging, and packaging Android apps. Using the IDE, you can develop on any available Android device or create virtual devices that emulate any hardware configuration.

1.5 billion downloads a month and growing. Get your apps in front of millions of users at Google's scale.

Open marketplace for distributing your apps

Google Play is the premier marketplace for selling and distributing Android apps. When you publish an app on Google Play, you reach the huge installed base of Android.

As an open marketplace, Google Play puts you in control of how you sell your products. You can publish whenever you want, as often as you want, and to the customers you want. You can distribute broadly to all markets and devices or focus on specific segments, devices, or ranges of hardware capabilities.

You can monetize in the way that works best for your business—priced or free, with in-app products or subscriptions—for highest engagement and revenues. You also have complete control of the pricing for your apps and in-app products and can set or change prices in any supported currency at any time.

Beyond growing your customer base, Google Play helps you build visibility and engagement across your apps and brand. As your apps rise in popularity, Google Play gives them higher placement in weekly "top" charts and rankings, and for the best apps promotional slots in curated collections.

Preinstalled on hundreds of billions of Android devices around the world, Google Play can be a growth engine for your business.

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