Game achievements are getting prime real estate on the Play Store (APK tear

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• The Google Play Store will soon show gaming achievements on game listings.
• Google Play Games — which is a separate app — has achievements, but soon, you’ll be able to see them right from the game’s main page on the Play Store, assuming you have a Play Games profile.
• Through an APK teardown, we can see what these achievements will look like.

Back in October, a Google Play system update landed, including a new Play Store alert that would encourage users to create a Google Play Games profile. Having a profile allows you to sign in to supported Android games automatically, save your progress, and earn achievements, but the fact that this alert would come from the Play Store, not the Play Games app, was certainly interesting. Now, thanks to an APK teardown, we’ve got a first look at what gaming achievements will look like through your Play Games profile on the Play Store.

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