Every year Google holds the Google I/O conference for the developers. At the event, the tech giant also recognises the contribution of developers to the apps platform. Google nominates the best apps in the Play Store, and it has already unleashed the nominees for Google Play Awards 2017. The winners shall be announced at the main event.
The apps have been selected by Googlers and are divided into 12 categories, right from the Best Android Wear Experience to the Best Multiplayer Game. Every category has its own eligibility criteria ranging from high star rating to overall technical performance. Another criterion is that whether the app has received a major update in the preceding year. Google states that nominees were chosen “much like last year by cross-functional teams throughout Google who work hand-in-hand with the relevant categories and product areas.”
Other than grabbing top placement on the Play Store, the winning app developers will be getting a physical trophy from Google.
By announcing the nominees, Google also tells us about the apps that have performed outstandingly throughout the year. An excellent way to make users try out these apps in case they haven't. Take a look at the list of nominees and install the apps that look interesting to you. These apps are supposed to be awesome, which is why they made it to the nominations, right?
Without further ado, we present to you the list of nominees for Google Play Awards 2017.
Standout Indie
- Causality
- Kingdom: New Lands
- Mars: Mars
- Mushroom 11
- Reigns
Standout Startup
- CastBox
- Digit
- Discord
- HOOKED
- Simple Habit
Best Android Wear Experience
- Bring!
- Foursquare City Guide
- Lifesum
- Runtastic Running & Fitness
- Seven
Best TV Experience
- Abema TV
- Haystack TV
- KKBox
- Netflix
- Red Bull TV
Best VR Experience
- Gunjack 2: End of Shift
- Mekorama VR
- The Arcslinger
- The Turning Forest
- Virtual Virtual Reality
Best AR Experience
- Crayola Color Blaster
- Dinosaurs Among Us
- Holo
- Wayfair View
- WOORLD
Best App for Kids
- Animal Jam – Play Wild!
- Hot Wheels: Race Off
- Teeny Titans
- Think! Think!
- Toca Life: Vacation
Best Multiplayer Game
- Dawn of Titans
- FIFA Mobile
- Hearthstone
- Lords Mobile
- Modern Strike Online!
Best App
- Citymapper
- Fabulous
- Memrise
- Money Lover
- Quik
Best Game
- Choices
- Fire Emblem Heroes
- Lineage 2 Revolution
- Pokémon Go
- Transformers: Forged to Fight
Best accessibility Experience
- A Blind Legend
- Eye-D
- IFTTT
- Open Sesame
- Swiftkey Symbols
Best Social Impact
- Charity Miles
- Peek Acuity
- Prodeaf
- Sea Hero Quest
- ShareTheMeal
Click here to access the nominations list and download the apps.
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