Google is prioritizing web apps for Googlebook laptops for certain services, and the company has recently explained why it made that choice as opposed to prioritizing Android apps, given that Googlebook is a platform based on Android. It’s also worth noting that web apps aren’t the preferred version for everything available, just specific apps where Google believes they make more sense than their Android counterparts.
This breaks down to some of Google’s biggest services, such as Gmail. And this is a consistent theme across the most well-known Google apps. According to reports, some users have been noticing that web apps are being used instead of the Android versions, and are complaining about this choice. Mainly because they made the decision to purchase a Googlebook specifically because they thought those Android apps would be usable.
Google confirms that Googlebook will use web apps for its biggest services
With users complaining on Reddit that Android versions of Gmail and other large Google services aren’t being used, Google has now chimed in with explanations as to why it chose to go with web apps on certain services. Basically, Google thinks these versions are a proper fit for use in a desktop environment.
Speaking to Reddit users in the thread, Google’s Mishaal Rahman states that the company “thinks users should have the best version of our apps on their Googlebook.” He goes on to say that “for productivity tools like Docs, Sheets, and Gmail, the full-featured desktop web experience is the gold standard on laptops, as they’ve been optimized for over two decades specifically for the desktop browser experience.”
So there’s the reason. Certain apps, like Gmail, Docs, YouTube, and the like, provide a better experience on desktop in a web app state than an Android state in Google’s eyes. The whole thing is by design.
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