Google Creates A More Respectable App Review System Thanks To Google+ Integration
Google has recently updated the review system for the Google Play store by linking all reviews to a users Google+ account. While this move is sure to incur backlash from privacy proponents and angry trolls, I’m all for it and feel it creates a more respectable app review system that I can trust.
Anyone who tries to write a review from this point on should be met with pop-up you see above.Simply stated: “from now on, reviews you write will be posted publicly using your Google+ name and picture.”
All previous reviews have taken on the identity of “A Google User” which shouldn’t really bother anyone considering that’s about equal to a review from billybob123456 anyhow.
Will this put an end to bogus reviews and trolls? Of course not. But it will give me a better idea of which reviews/reviewers are bogus or trolls. This move not only does wonders for the integrity of the Play store but also helps developers better identify with their customers.
I welcome this change and look forward to reading more honest, coherent, and informational reviews.
Vincent Messina has been writing and evangelizing about Android for the past three years. When he's not playing the part of "Loki" to his 5 and 4-year-old, he can be found here, covering all things Android. He adamantly believes Android has the greatest community around and can be harassed at any of the following locations: 