# Google Play: what it is and how it works · Zorraquino
> Google Play is an application and content distribution service associated with the Android ecosystem.
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# Google Play

Google Play is an application and content distribution service associated with the Android ecosystem. It enables people to find, install and update applications under the platform's conditions

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

Android can also support other distribution channels; that possibility did not necessarily originate with recent legislation. Each channel involves conditions for installation, updates and trust. Channel selection should consider the audience's context and application maintenance, without confusing technical availability with an absence of restrictions.

Also known as

Play Store, Google Play Store

Topics

[Marketing and sales](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/category/marketing-y-ventas)

## Related concepts

- [App Store](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/digital-marketing/app-store.html)
- [Android](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/digital-marketing/android.html)
- [App store optimisation (ASO)](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/aso.html)