You may be used to see foreign currencies on certain applications you find in the Android Market, but wouldn’t it be nice to get the price of the application in your local currency before you dive in? Well, that’s exactly what Google has done for you now.
Instead of going to XE.com, or going deeper into the purchase of an application, the Android Market will now do the currency converting for you. If the price for an application has been converted, it will bear a “~” symbol before the currency type, (~ $ 1.50) – if the application is missing the symbol, it was already your local currency.
While this is a pretty small gesture, it’s still a welcomed addition to the Android Market, which still needs a little fixing up. Google seems to be paying close attention to their marketplace, especially since they have given more countries the option to see paid applications recently. The automatic conversion is nothing more than convenience, but it’s still a smart move.
Hopefully we will soon see an interactive, web-based Android Market. It would be nice to finally have the ability to send applications from your computer to your phone, much like Chrome to Phone. This feature is expected later on down the road, presumably to coincide with the launch of Android Gingerbread, or possibly Honeycomb. The Android Market holds more than 80,000 applications these days, and we expect that it will receive some special attention to maintain a fluid experience. With the popularity of Android on the up and up, Google is going to have to start getting its applications store shored up and ready to compete with the likes of the iPhone and its AppStore. These are exciting times.
Here’s to hoping this is one of many step Google is taking to improve the Android Market. What kind of other features would you like to see thrown in to the Android Market?
[Via: Phandroid]