Is This A Sneak Peek At The “New” Google Play Store? We Doubt it.

With Google I/O kicking off in just two days, the rumor mill is ready to kick into overtime with leaks, sneak peaks and hopeful first looks at upcoming features and devices. Take this supposedly new look at the Google Play store, which appears to be a revamp of the store and a huge difference from the Google Play we know today.

Courtesy of a Google+ post by Loranz Yousif of HD Blog, this “first look” is said to be the real deal, though we’re admittedly skeptical. First, these images are easy to fake, as anyone with a little photoshop knowledge can whip up an image like this and we’re pretty sure this looks like what the Android Market originally looked like, and less like an evolution of the Google Play store.

Still, anything is possible and we’re never ones to write anything completely off, but smart money would be on this being someone’s idea of a hopeful look at a revamped Google Play store, and not officially from Google itself.

Real or fake, is this a look you like? If this was the final look, how would you feel about it compared to the Google Play store we see today? More importantly, do you want to see a revamped Play Store with Android 4.1?

HD Blog via Androidandme

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msnight04 7 pts

Other than the tabs being at the bottom of the screen, the biggest indication that this is a fake, at least IMO, is the tab for devices. Looking at the tabs, there are icons for Movies, Music, Android Apps, Books, and Devices. This just seems silly.

JoelAnderson1 7 pts

He himself said in the comments on the photo that it's his own mockup. 

how about just an app to port specific apps from apples store.....would be EPIC!

roboguy12 31 pts

Also, I think if the Play Store were to be redesigned (which it desperately needs), Google should strive to make it like the mockup in this article: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/03/23/design-why-the-play-stores-mobile-interface-is-a-mess-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/

ClarkKent113 12 pts

If this is real I like the idea of having quick access to the different parts of the Play Store along the bottom row with those icons. That's one of my constant annoyances with the current store. 

 

Also, I actually wish they would use the black colored background throughout the whole Play Store (currently it's just on the opening page).

roboguy12 31 pts

And plus, this goes against some key Android design guidelines, the most glaring being the "tab" icons on the bottom of the screen as opposed to the top. I'd absolutely LOVE to see a Holo Light version of the Play Store (I'd actually like to see the ability to change between Holo Light/Holo Dark systemwide) but I hope this isn't it.

MdXMaxX 21 pts

I highly doubt this is official.  It looks like someone went back to Market 2.0 and slapped an ICS theme on it.