The rollout will happen during the next two weeks and will work for devices running Android 1.6 and higher.
The first thing you’re probably notice is the carousel interface on the home screen and category screens. Here, you’ll see featured apps you can quickly flip through and download. Another cool — and long overdue — discovery feature will be a listing of related apps for each application’s details page.
The Market is also getting two new categories, Widgets and Live Wallpapers, with more categories for popular apps and games coming soon.
Another significant change is the return-for-refund window for apps. Currently, users have 24 hours from the time they purchase an app to return it for a full and unconditional refund. With the Market update, that window will be decreased to 15 minutes.
The numbers show that most refunds occur within minutes of an app purchase, writes Android developer Eric Chu, so the change will likely help developers and app-makers run their businesses better.
We’ve been waiting for a better Android Market for some time; we can’t wait to play with the new and improved Android Market client ourselves — especially when it comes to finding related apps, something we’ve been relying on third parties like AppESP to provide.
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