Google Play Store's Best of 2021 nominees hint at a lingering problem – SlashGear

It’s that time of year again where people start to collect and create lists that look back at the past few months. From retrospectives to “Best of” lists, we’ll soon be inundated with pieces that will try to point this rather messy year in a more positive light. It’s also the time for app stores to reveal their best wares, and Google is asking users to vote on this year’s top apps and games. Unfortunately, Google’s list, while notable, does throw a bit of attention on one of Android’s most ironic problems: apps. The Choices The apps on Google’s list are taken from what the company describes as the “buzziest” new titles of the year. You can see in the Apps section the likes of Clubhouse, which only arrived on Android this year. There’s also Paramount+, one of the newer entries to the video streaming market, and, amusingly, Wix’s website builder app. On the games’ side, there are more recognizable names, though some of them might sound like old news, like Magic: The Gathering Arena and League of Legends: Wild Rift. It’s also almost unbelievable that MARVEL Future Revolution only launched this year, as well as the Pokemon UNITE MOBA.…
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