Marziah Karch is a former writer for Lifewire who also excels at Serious Game Design and develops online help systems, manuals, and interactive training modules.

Google Play is the official store for Android apps, games, music, movies, and e-books.

Play Store App Download Content Directly

You can download content directly onto an Android device through the Play Store app or send content to a device from the Google Play website.

Some apps take advantage of your devices hardware capabilities, such as motion sensors (for motion-dependent games) or a front-facing camera (for online video calling).

The Books section of Google Play is an e-book distribution service where you can read or listen to e-books and audiobooks on your Android device.

You can also download the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Audible apps from Google Play to access more titles.

Play Store App Movie Rentals And

Movie rentals and purchases are available through the Google Play Movies and TV section.

You have access to a range of television episodes from shows that appear on network and premium channels.

Google Play launched on March 6, 2012, bringing together the previous Android marketplaces (Android Market, Google Music, and Google Books) under one brand.

You can still use the Google Play store in Chrome environments.