Google Play Store will make it easier to find apps that don’t look terrible on tablets and foldables

If you’ve ever downloaded an app on a tablet only to find out that it has a phone-shaped interface that occupies only the centre of the screen, surrounded by black bars on both sides, Google has finally acknowledged your pain.

An upcoming Play Store update (version 51.2) introduces a new badge system that will clearly mark apps built to utilise large screens, saving tablet and foldable users time by letting them quickly see which apps actually look right on their devices.

What does the new badge actually tell you?

The new badge appears on an app’s Play Store listing. It signals that the app is optimised for devices with large screen estates, implying that the interface scales to fill the entire display instead of defaulting to a stretched phone layout.