Google Play Store wants to bring to your attention apps that don’t crash

In a “why haven’t they been doing more of this before” moment, Google just announced that it’s making changes to the Play Store to make it easier for you to find apps that work properly. A new post on Google’s Android Developers Blog, states that half of the one-star reviews some Play Store apps get are over app stability (or lack thereof). Keeping that in mind, Google plans to improve its search and discovery algorithm on the app store to show app quality. “This results in higher quality apps being surfaced in the Play Store more than similar apps of lower quality (e.g. apps that exhibit more frequent crashes,” the post says. And for developers who find themselves suddenly at the bottom of the search list, Google encourages you to take a look at feedback and use that to help improve the app.