TL;DR
- Google has quietly added a new “Shop devices” option to the Play Store’s account switcher.
- It displays Google and Samsung phones and wearables for users to buy.
- Google’s support page says that devices listed on the Google Store will show up in the Play Store.
Google is no stranger to using the Play Store to sell hardware. Earlier this year, the company started showing banners for the Galaxy Watch 8 inside the Play Store. However, if you thought that was all Google would do, you were wrong.
Google has quietly added a new “Shop devices” option in the Play Store’s account switcher (h/t Telegram user catat2am). The tip we originally received showed Samsung devices like the Galaxy S26 Ultra and the Galaxy S26 alongside Google devices.