<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
was	O
a	O
news	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
and	O
digital	O
newsstand	O
service	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
that	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
was	O
being	O
amalgamated	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
News	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
through	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Magazines	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Currents	I-Application
,	O
the	O
service	O
let	O
users	O
subscribe	O
to	O
magazines	O
(	O
in	O
select	O
countries	O
)	O
and	O
topical	O
news	O
feeds	O
,	O
receiving	O
new	O
issues	O
and	O
updates	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
was	O
offered	O
for	O
reading	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Newsstand	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
mobile	O
apps	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
publishers	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
customization	O
and	O
optimization	O
of	O
their	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
include	O
ads	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
DoubleClick	B-Application
for	I-Application
Publishers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
can	O
restrict	O
geographic	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
employ	O
Google	B-Application
Analytics	I-Application
for	O
aggregated	O
readership	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
can	O
also	O
offer	O
discounts	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
subscriptions	O
if	O
a	O
user	O
is	O
already	O
a	O
subscriber	O
on	O
another	O
platform	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
print	O
or	O
digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Magazines	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Currents	I-Application
into	O
a	O
single	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Currents	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
was	O
redesigned	O
and	O
renamed	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
for	O
Newsstand	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
added	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Material	B-Application
Design	I-Application
"	O
design	O
language	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
News	I-Application
and	O
Weather	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
News	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
November	O
5	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
phased	O
out	O
completely	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
Newsstand	O
tab	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
and	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
magazines	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
News	I-Application
,	O
ending	O
all	O
traces	O
of	O
Play	B-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
altogether	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
that	O
existing	O
subscribers	O
of	O
a	O
print	O
publication	O
may	O
be	O
eligible	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
users	O
purchase	O
a	O
single	O
issue	O
of	O
a	O
magazine	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
claims	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
wo	O
n't	O
ask	O
for	O
your	O
name	O
,	O
email	O
address	O
,	O
or	O
mailing	O
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
supports	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
RePub	O
file	O
formats	O
for	O
magazine	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
RSS	O
feeds	O
for	O
news	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
computers	O
,	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
section	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
,	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
mobile	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
Producer	O
(	O
formerly	O
Google	B-Application
Currents	I-Application
Producer	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
production	O
environment	O
for	O
content	O
publishers	O
to	O
include	O
their	O
website	O
or	O
blog	O
on	O
Newsstand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
can	O
include	O
ads	O
within	O
articles	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
DoubleClick	B-Application
for	I-Application
Publishers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
can	O
use	O
Google	B-Application
Analytics	I-Application
to	O
analyze	O
aggregated	O
readership	O
data	O
for	O
their	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
can	O
offer	O
discounts	O
for	O
subscriptions	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Newsstand	I-Application
for	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
an	O
existing	O
print	O
or	O
digital	O
subscription	O
for	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
will	O
verify	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
existing	O
subscription	O
before	O
providing	O
a	O
discounted	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
