Apple Introduces New 'Browse by Category' Collection in App Store

Apple has introduced a new "Browse by Category" section in the featured section of both the desktop and iOS App Store, allowing users to easily browse the store via categories in a more visually appealing way than before. Previously, users had to click on "Categories" in the upper-left corner of the App Store and choose from a drop-down list.

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The new collection is yet another move by Apple to increase the discoverability of apps in the App Store. For instance, searches in the App Store were altered to compensate for misspellings, making it easier for users to find what they could be looking for. At WWDC, the company also announced that the App Store would be getting a new "Explore" tab, trending searches and related searches in iOS 8.

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Michaelgtrusa

74 months ago

This is why the store was down.

Rating: 4 Votes

Jessica Lares

74 months ago

It's not really that easier to be honest. :p

Rating: 3 Votes

unplugme71

74 months ago

I wish there were advanced search options.

Min Price to Max Price
Category / Sub Category
Customer Rating (from/to)
Keywords
Platform (iPhone/iPad/Universal)
Release Date:
Last Update: 30 days, 60, 90, 1 yr, etc

Sometimes I find a great app, only to find the last update was 3 years ago and no longer supported for iOS 7.

Rating: 2 Votes

djtech42

74 months ago

Looking forward to the iOS 8 App Store update. Finding apps right now is more difficult than it has to be in 2014.

Rating: 2 Votes

icyrock1

74 months ago

Good. It's hard to find great apps when the search in the store isn't very good.

Rating: 2 Votes

InfoTime

74 months ago

A filter to remove certain types of apps from lists would be great!

I like to look at lists of top apps, but they're almost all games. I don't care about games. I'd like to see all the top apps that are everything but games.

Rating: 1 Votes

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