Brand New Yahoo! Search Engine For iOS And Android Apps
Well now, this looks good. It’s a kind one one-stop shop with both iOS and Android apps available. After all, Yahoo don’t have any obligations on the mobile platform so have decided to step up and create an app store that works across platforms. With future plans for Microsoft, BlackBerry and Samsung in the works this could prove to be very popular.
But is it any good? Well……..
iPhone Screen
There are some shortcomings or perhaps better described as limitations but then most app stores have these. The Yahoo App Search, as it is known has a slide show per category of app and then lists three categories beneath. These include Free Apps, Paid Apps and Highest Rated.
You can purchase the app from the App Search and send it directly to your mobile device. In the iPhone category it sends text message, as below and when you click on it, it takes you back to the Apple App Store to download. A little long winded but it works.
This is the on screen message you receive when you have purchased your app.
Android Screen
You can choose to view either iPhone or Android app sections at present. We’re not quite sure why Yahoo have called this section iPhone and not iOS as so many apps are universal now, but perhaps this might be changed – especially now that we have mentioned it.
Y! App Spot
You can also use App Spot to download apps directly from and onto your device. The app is free in the Apple App Store and it allows you to search through the various apps, view Yahoo’s ‘top picks’ and of course download them. We couldn’t locate an Android version of this app, strangely but maybe that’s en-route.
Nevertheless, an interesting move – we can’t wait to see how this one pans out – stay tuned for that…
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
