Play Store screenshot sizes (2026 guide)

Google Play doesn't pin screenshots to exact pixel sizes the way Apple does. The hard rules are short: JPEG or 24-bit PNG with no transparency, every side between 320 px and 3,840 px, and the longest side no more than twice the shortest. In practice, upload portrait screenshots at 1080 × 1920 (9:16) or landscape at 1920 × 1080 (16:9). Those sizes pass every publishing rule and keep your listing eligible for Google's promotional placements.

That's the short answer. The rest of this guide covers what trips developers up: the gap between what Google requires to publish and what it takes to get featured, tablet sets, the feature graphic, and the content rules that quietly limit your reach. Values match the current Play Console documentation. Google updates them as new devices ship, so confirm in the Google Play Console before you upload.

What Google requires to publish

The baseline is lower than most people expect:

• At least 2 screenshots across your device types, and up to 8 per device type.
• JPEG or 24-bit PNG with no alpha channel. Transparency gets the upload rejected, so flatten your files before export.
• Every side between 320 px and 3,840 px.
• The longest side can't be more than twice the shortest side. This matters on modern phones: a native 19.5:9 capture like 1080 × 2340 breaks the 2:1 limit, so crop or frame it into 9:16 before uploading.

Note what's missing: no fixed resolutions. A 1080 × 1350 screenshot publishes fine. But publishing is the floor, not the goal.

The sizes that keep you eligible for promotion

Google Play features apps in recommendation clusters on the home and search pages, and those slots have stricter rules. Miss them and your listing still publishes, but Google skips you when it picks apps to feature:

• Apps: at least 4 screenshots at 1080 px or higher, in 16:9 landscape (1920 × 1080 minimum) or 9:16 portrait (1080 × 1920 minimum).
• Games: at least 3 screenshots in 16:9 landscape or 9:16 portrait at the same minimums, showing the real in-game experience.

This is why 1080 × 1920 is the standard answer to "what size should Play Store screenshots be": it's the smallest portrait size that satisfies both the publishing rules and the promotion rules. If you want extra sharpness on large displays, 1440 × 2560 is the same 9:16 ratio with more pixels.

Play Store sizes at a glance

Tablet and Chromebook screenshots

Tablet sets are optional for publishing, but Google recommends at least 4 screenshots per large-screen type to demonstrate the in-app experience, with sides between 1,080 and 7,680 px in 16:9 or 9:16. If your app runs well on tablets or Chromebooks, upload real large-screen captures rather than stretched phone shots. Stretched or letterboxed images are one of the recommendations Google explicitly tells you to avoid.

Feature graphic and app icon

Two assets are required before Google Play lets you publish at all:

• Feature graphic: 1024 × 500, JPEG or 24-bit PNG without alpha. It doubles as the cover for your preview video and shows up in featured clusters. Keep the focal point centered, since the edges get cut off in some placements, and avoid pure white or dark gray backgrounds that blend into the store UI.
• App icon: 512 × 512, 32-bit PNG with alpha, up to 1024 KB. This is a higher-resolution store version of your icon, not a copy of your launcher icon.

Other Android device types

Content rules that cost you reach

Sizing is only half the review. Google also checks what's in the image, and some of these rules surprise first-time publishers:

• No ranking or price language anywhere in the screenshots: "Best", "#1", "Top", "New", "Free", "Sale", or download counts.
• No calls to action like "Download now" or "Install now".
• Taglines shouldn't take more than about 20% of the image, and small text won't survive a phone-sized thumbnail anyway.
• Clean up the status bar: full battery and signal, no notification icons.
• No blurry, stretched, rotated, or pixelated images.
• Google's guidelines also list device imagery among things to avoid, since hardware ages fast. Plenty of top listings still use device frames, but know that recommendations like this affect promotion eligibility, not publishing.

Breaking a requirement can get your listing rejected or suspended. Breaking a recommendation just means fewer featuring opportunities, which is its own kind of expensive.

How this compares to the App Store

Apple works the opposite way: fixed resolutions per display class, like 1320 × 2868 for the 6.9-inch iPhone, and App Store Connect scales the largest size down for smaller devices. If you ship on both stores, you'll need separate exports per platform. The full Apple list is in our App Store screenshot sizes guide.

Quick tips

• Design portrait-first at 1080 × 1920 unless your app genuinely lives in landscape.
• Put real UI in the first three screenshots. Google's own guidance says stylized sets are fine, but UI should lead.
• Shipping in more than one market? Screenshot taglines should be localized even though the in-app UI doesn't have to be. Our screenshot localization guide covers how to do that without redesigning every set.

Frequently asked questions

What size should Play Store screenshots be?

Use 1080 × 1920 for portrait or 1920 × 1080 for landscape. Google technically accepts anything from 320 px to 3,840 px per side (longest side at most twice the shortest), but 1080 × 1920 is the smallest size that also keeps you eligible for promotional placements.

How many screenshots does Google Play require?

A minimum of 2 across your device types, and a maximum of 8 per device type. To be eligible for featuring, apps need at least 4 screenshots at 1080 px or higher.

Does Google Play accept transparent PNGs?

No. Screenshots and the feature graphic must be JPEG or 24-bit PNG without an alpha channel. Only the 512 × 512 app icon uses a 32-bit PNG with alpha.

Are Play Store and App Store screenshot sizes the same?

No. Google enforces ranges and aspect ratios, while Apple requires exact resolutions per display class (for example 1320 × 2868 for the 6.9-inch iPhone). You need separate exports for each store.

Is the feature graphic required?

Yes. You can't publish a Google Play listing without a 1024 × 500 feature graphic and a 512 × 512 app icon.

Do I need tablet screenshots?

Not to publish. But if your app supports tablets or Chromebooks, Google recommends at least 4 large-screen screenshots (sides between 1,080 and 7,680 px) to qualify for large-screen promotion.

How Lingue handles Play Store sizes

Lingue is built only for store screenshots, so Google Play's rules are baked into the presets: phone and tablet sizes at the right ratios, the 1024 × 500 feature graphic, and every export flattened to 24-bit PNG without alpha so nothing bounces at upload. Design your set once on a real canvas, then export the exact sizes both Google Play and the App Store expect, in every language your listing supports.

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