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Just tried this experiment by typing "Messaging" in the play store. The top 3 were marked as Ads, and number 4 was "Messages by Google", with Google clearly lis
by chrisco255 3y ago
Just tried this experiment by typing "Messaging" in the play store. The top 3 were marked as Ads, and number 4 was "Messages by Google", with Google clearly listed as the creator on line 2.
- bubblethink 3y agoYes, you will see it if you are paying attention. If you are on auto-pilot mode and assume that the top result with the blue icon on the play store will be google messages, you will get duped. The name of the vendor for these ads is also designed to confuse and obfuscate. The top ad's vendor is "Text Messaging". A few days ago when I did this, the name of the vendor was "Top Rated App". Play store doesn't say "Vendor: Top Rated App", the text "Top Rated App" or "Text Messaging" will just appear along with a bunch of other useless information.