Windows 10: Unofficial Google web apps for Windows 10 appear to have been pulled from the Store

We recently saw the release of new, unofficial Google Progressive Web Apps for Windows 10 in the Microsoft Store from a third-party developer. The apps now appear to have been taken offline because these apps were made by a third-party developer.

The listing of the apps are still live on Microsoft Store but you can no longer download them. The seven apps were published by a developer called 11K Studios Interactive, so they don’t have the official backing of Google. The apps were web wrappers that provide access to each service with a banner advertisement.

While there doesn’t appear to be an official reason but it’s likely that Microsoft removed them due to some sort of quality control initiative or it could be a request from Google itself.



For a record, the developer 11K Studios brought seven Google web apps to the Store, including Photos, Drive, Maps, Docs, Sheets, YouTube Gaming, and Slides. While most of them are gone, Docs and Sheets are still available for download.

PWA is basically a web wrapper of the service that kind of work like mobile-optimized websites. It has additional functionality such as notifications and other native APIs. A well designed PWA can have the same functionality and experience as a traditional app. One example of a new PWA is the Twitter app which works like a charm on Windows 10 devices.

Microsoft is betting big on Progressive Web Apps


Microsoft is exploring ways to improve the adoption of PWA apps on Windows 10. Numerous companies like Twitter and Uber are also developing Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) due to the fact that it can run on a variety of devices including Windows 10 and Android.

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As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
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• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

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Google Play Store

Hey crazy4katz,

Google Play Store, as far as apps, are only compatible with the Android platform and not with Windows 10. Alternatively, Google Play Music and Google Play Movies & TV can be run on a web browser, but they do not have their own apps (except for Google Play Music
which has an unofficial app on the Microsoft Store called gPlayer).

Here's the whole Google Play Store (most services can be easily accessible through your web browser):
https://play.google.com/store

Here's Google Play Music (web browser only):
https://play.google.com/store/music?hl=en

Google Play Music has an unofficial music player on the Microsoft Store called gPlayer here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/gplayer...

Google Play Music & TV here:
https://play.google.com/store/movies?hl=en

Hope that helps.