Managed Google Play Collections

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The Managed Play Store and the Google Play iFrame play a major role in Android Enterprise Management and the Collections are important for managing and displaying apps in the Managed Store.Basically, the collections work well, but I also see room for improvement there. These would not only be useful for admins, but also for users.&nbsp;But first a step back:There are two different layouts: Basic and Custom. A collection (or ‘cluster’) can have up to 100 apps.Basic is a single collectionCustom allows up to 30 collections&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Easier sorting in the iFrameThe apps are sorted in the iFrame using arrows next to the app icons. Especially with large collections, it becomes a task of patience when an app has to be sorted to the back. A drag &amp; drop feature would make customisation much more convenient.&nbsp;&nbsp;Backup / restore of collectionsA restore function for collections was asked for in another topic. In addition to ‘edit’, ‘delete’ and ‘duplicate’, “export” and ‘import’ would also be useful in the iFrame. (see above screenshot)Collections could be backed up and restored in this way.Be it to have only one backup, to configure a collection in a test environment exactly as in the production environment or to design a collection externally with tools and then upload it. (e.g. manual customisation of the json data of a backup)More variation for collections in the custom layoutIn the ‘Custom’ store layout, the collections are displayed one below the other. The mixture of vertical (between the collections) and horizontal (within the collection) scrolling can become somewhat confusing.In addition, you cannot recognise at first glance whether it is a very large or rather small collection, as usually only 3 apps are displayed. As long as you don't have many apps, the basic store layout is often much cleaner.&nbsp;It could therefore be useful to define a number of (app) lines per collection that are displayed in the MGP. (with 1 line as default)Or an option where a collection is displayed completely in MGP instead of scrolling sideways.There are different types of collections in the normal Google Play Store. It would be useful to be able to choose between the different variants. (See ‘Popular apps’ / Business tools")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you have any other ideas and suggestions for MGP Collections? 😃

lizzie · Answer

Thanks so much Alex_Muc​, this is a great topic - thank you for creating this and for suggesting some ideas to think about. This feels like a popular topic at the moment, so it would be fantastic to have a good discussion around this area.&nbsp;
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michel · Answer

Plus one for all of them! But I would like to add one extra thing, drag and drop for the collections as well. Not just the apps.&nbsp;