Android game developers have been facing an over-extended process of sign-ins, which made it difficult for users to make in-game purchases and transactions.
Google announced that all this is about to come to an end, as the company modified the Google Play Games API in order to ease up the login process.
By simplifying the sign-in process, Google kills two birds with one stone: Google Play enthusiasts will spend more time and money on the platform due to the easier sign-in, which will then increase profits for Android game developers.
The new sign-in model asks you to log in once per account, whereas until now every game required users to sign in each time. This means that once you sign in, all the games will remember your ID, saving time and effort. The big plus is that this applies to future games you will download, as well.
Should you prefer to turn off the auto sign-in, you can do it in the Play Games app settings.
"Once a user signs in for first time, new games will generally be able to sign in without any user interaction," Wolff Dobson, a developer advocate, notes in a blog post.
It should be mentioned that the new API disables the consent screen that used to pop up when signing in to different games. However, the developers say that even if the login process becomes automatic for new games, the users' data remains private and is well-protected.
End users will only see the benefits of the streamlined system. Fewer sign-in screens means more time for gamers to enjoy everything that Google Play Games has to offer and this stands for in-game purchases as well. All you have to do is save your purchase data with your Google Play account.
Google has a simple and convincing message to developers.
"Let's be very clear: If you do nothing, unless you are depending explicitly on Google+ features, you will see no change in functionality, and a smoother sign-in experience," the blog post underlines.
Numbers show that the competition between Google Play and Apple's App Store is fierce and surprisingly unequal.
In 2015, Google Play stacked twice as many downloaded apps as its main rival, but Apple outclassed Google in terms of revenue by almost $100 million. The most lucrative places for Apple were the United States, Japan and China. With the new tweaks to the Google Play API, the tech company might make a comeback in 2016.
