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Google just announced on its blog that the Play Store – formerly known as the Android Market – has now hit a huge milestone. Since its inception, Google’s app hub has facilitated over 25 billion app downloads. That’s a mighty big number, and to celebrate, Google will be putting tons of apps on sale over the next five days.
As of publication, nothing is on sale yet, but Google says this will go live later today. And these aren’t no-name, second-class apps, either: Google promises to cut prices down to only $0.25 for a “collection of apps from some of the world’s top developers including Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Rovio, runtastic, Full Fat and more.”
And it doesn’t stop with just apps. Google also says it will be running a few other special promotions during this time, featuring collections such as “25 movies you must own, 25 banned books, 25 albums that changed the world and our 25 top selling magazines, all at special prices.”
Google seems to be starting a pattern in which it offers huge sales like this at least once a year. So if you’ve been eyeing some awesome games, books, music, or movies, this just might be the chance you’ve been waiting for to snag them all at a really great price. Just keep checking the Play Store on your Android phone throughout the day to see what will be on sale.
[Google]
Update: Here’s the full list of today’s $0.25 apps. Be sure to check back for more over the next five days!
- Angry Birds Space Premium
- Draw Something
- Asphalt 7: Heat
- Granny Smith
- NFL Kicker 13
- Symphony of Eternity
- Clouds & Sheep Premium
- Sudoku
- Ocean HD
- OfficeSuite Pro 6 + (PDF & HD)
- Tasks
- Cat In The Hat
- runtastic PRO
- Let’s Create! Pottery
- London Bus Checker
This is great. I think I need to upgrade to an android tablet.
See…this is why I turn to Good & Evo for all my phone/android related news. Thanks!
What I find impressive is that it took Google what almost 3yrs to get 10million downloads and then in took them a matter of months to go from 15mil to 25mil!?! I think that speaks volumes for the popularity and ease of use of our beloved Android.
you mean billion!
Thats awesome! Will they advertise these sales or will we just have to find the apps that are on sale?
Very nice. This is awesome. Thanks for the article.
Thank you Google. Does anyone know how we wiill find the deals?
Good news!! Hopefully I can catch those sale!
Congratulations Google/Android! Gotta love the way that they start discounting stuff when they reach milestones!
I picked up some good apps last time they had a big sale, I can’t wait to see what they’re offering this time.
Waaahoooo! Yeah baby!
Time to load up!
Awesome! Congrats El Goog, I hope they have some good offerings.
wonder if that counts for apps that are re-downloaded when you get a new phone or do a master reset.
AWESOME! Thanks Google! I’m looking forward to the “25 movies you must own” – I’d love to build my collection!
Here is the list:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_celebrate_25_billion?feature=banner#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIwMSwibnVsbC10b3BfZmVhdHVyZWRfbXVsdGlfVVNfXzFfcHJvbW9fMTM0ODY4MTA1NjEyOSJd
app for making more space for more apps!
Here are the 25 banned books:
https://play.google.com/store/books/collection/promotion_100001_bannedbooks?feature=banner#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIwMSwibnVsbC10b3BfZmVhdHVyZWRfYm9va3NfVVNfXzFfcHJvbW9fMTM0ODY3NzY5MjM3NCJd
And the must have videos:
https://play.google.com/store/movies/collection/promotion_4000002_movies?feature=banner#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIwMSwibnVsbC10b3BfZmVhdHVyZWRfbW92aWVzX1VTX18xX3Byb21vXzEzNDg2Nzk2MDM2MzciXQ..
Sweet. Can’t wait for the sales to start.
And here are the 25 albums that changed the world (apparently rock didn’t have much of a significant impact on the world):
https://play.google.com/store/music/collection/promotion_albums_200000b_AlbumsTCTW?feature=banner
And finally the top selling 25 magazines:
https://play.google.com/store/magazines/collection/promotion_6000002_25topsellers?feature=banner
I get sucked into these deals every time and end up buying apps that I don’t need.
Too bad I purchased Granny Smith awhile back. Could have gotten it on sale today. But I always look forward to Play Store sales as a way to get a few neat apps.
Already bought four of there on special apps. Spent a buck to get apps that would of cost be probably 7 dollars so that’s a win.
I’m looking forward to seeing what they will have on sale. Congrats to Google Play!
I am hoping the games rotate like they have done some times in the past. The current games dont interest me much, but I am hoping to score a few, hopefully.
Grabbed angry birds space for a quarter. You can’t beat that!
I got myself angry birds space. Great deal at a quarter. Also picked up the granny smith too. Looks good and it’s cheap enough.
some apps are good but movies are still $4-5. its not as good a deal for movies
So back when we were celebrating 10 billion downloads apps were 10 cents. Now that we’re celebrating 25 billion downloads apps are 25 cents. So when we’re celebrating 100 billion downloads are apps going to be a buck?
i am really liking hte play experience. have been spending the last week going through old cds and uploading them to google. really nice to stream to any of my devices.
This is pretty great. I haven’t checked any if the list yet, but I will, and I’m probably gonna buy some stuff
Here’s where I could use that free credit from the Nexus 7! hope I win the giveaway! THANKS!
Here’s my free nexus entry haha
Good stuff