In recent years, Google has been actively working to optimize Android apps published in the Play Store digital content store. The next step in this direction was the appearance of the “Optimize application installation” feature. With its help, information will be collected about which part of a particular application is most often used at the first start, so that it will be loaded onto user devices in the first place.
The source says that the new feature has become available to some users in the United States. When they open the Play Store, they are shown the notification “Google is optimizing application installation with your help.” If necessary, this option can be deactivated in the settings menu. If it is enabled, then Google will be able to receive data about which parts of the application the user interacts with when first launched. After collecting enough data, Google will optimize the app to make it faster to download and install later.
In accordance with the current privacy policy of the Play Store platform, using the new function, Google does not collect personal information of users, such as email addresses, location data, etc. In addition, the new function cannot collect data about other applications installed on the device, as well as content that is downloaded through other applications, such as social media clients.
Post-installation usage data for specific parts of an application is needed to “find trends and determine which parts of the application are important to all users.” It is assumed that this approach will speed up the installation of applications from the Play Store, reduce the time required to launch, as well as reduce the level of consumed device resources, including improving power consumption.
At the moment, the new function remains in test mode, but after its completion, it will become available to all users of Android devices that use the Play Store platform to download applications.
