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Google has announced the introduction of an age rating for the Android Market. You should be implemented in the coming weeks and apply to both new and existing apps.

According to Eric Chu, Android developers will be four categories: “All”, “Children,” “teenager” and “adult content”. Google had decided as a result of numerous requests from users to sort the applications by age group. “The new feature gives users additional information to help them to find the best apps for it,” Chu wrote on the Android Developers Blog.

Help in an article called Google a few criteria. The aim is applications that are related to drugs, alcohol or tobacco products or their use, are assessed with the category “teenager” or “adult content”. The same is true for apps that are related to gambling, profanity, or gross humor.

New or updated applications must be from 29 November will be provided with an assessment. For all other Google Apps and Games granted a transition period of several weeks. “Once considered the content of ratings users are visible to all applications and games without a rating are considered ‘non-family safe,’” says Chu.

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