Google Play is 12 years old - yes, it has been with us forever

12 years ago, on August 28, 2008, Google launched the Android Market application store for Google phones. We tell you when

under what circumstances this happened, and how Play has changed externally over the years.

This service, later renamed “GooglePlay ”has become one of the main content stores in the world, even in spite of the fact that it was launched several months later than the Apple App Store, familiar to iPhone / iPad users.