There is around a month for the Google I/O developer conference to happen. In the conference, apart from briefing the developers with features in the new Android version, Google will be announcing some best apps and games from the Google Play store. The Award ceremony is scheduled for 18th May at 6:30 pm (Pacific Time). For the award, 54 apps have been selected as nominees for 12 categories. The apps nominated for different categories are listed below.
Standout Indie
- Causality
- Kingdom: New Lands
- Mars: Mars
- Mushroom 11
- Reigns
Standout Startup
- CastBox
- Digit
- Discord
- HOOKED
- Simple Habit
Best Android Wear Experience
- Bring!
- Foursquare City Guide
- Lifesum
- Runtastic Running & Fitness
- Seven
Best TV Experience
- Abema TV
- Haystack TV
- KKBox
- Netflix
- Red Bull TV
Best VR Experience
- Gunjack 2: End of Shift
- Mekorama VR
- The Turning Forest
- Virtual Virtual Reality
Best AR Experience
- Crayola Color Blaster
- Dinosaurs Among Us
- Holo
- Wayfair View
- WOORLD
Best App for Kids
- Animal Jam – Play Wild!
- Hot Wheels: Race Off
- Teeny Titans
- Think! Think!
- Toca Life: Vacation
Best Multiplayer Game
- Dawn of Titans
- FIFA Mobile
- Hearthstone
- Lords Mobile
- Modern Strike Online!
Best App
- Citymapper
- Fabulous
- Memrise
- Money Lover
- Quik
Best Game
- Choices
- Fire Emblem Heroes
- Lineage 2 Revolution
- Pokémon Go
- Transformers: Forged to Fight
Best accessibility Experience
- A Blind Legend
- Eye-D
- IFTTT
- Open Sesame
- Swiftkey Symbols
Best Social Impact
- Charity Miles
- Peek Acuity
- Prodeaf
- Sea Hero Quest
- ShareTheMeal