Google is finally rolling out Play Store reviews tailored to your device

Opening the door even further for tablets. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Google has started rolling out a feature that could make judging apps in the Play Store a lot easier - it'll only show reviews based on the type of device you're using, be it a phone, tablet / foldable, Chromebook, Android Auto, or wearable (via Android Police). The change, which was announced in August 2021 as coming in early 2022," arrives as Google's getting ready to launch a tablet and wearable of its own.

In the reviews section of the Play Store, there's now a notice to let you know that ratings are verified," and that you're being shown feedback from people using the same type of device as you. I had a colleague look at the reviews for the YouTube app on his foldable, and he was shown a different set of reviews than I was while...

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