Method and apparatus for searching for software applications

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for searching for and retrieving an application, the operations comprising:

• receiving information regarding a context of a user;
• receiving a search request for the application;
• finding the application that has context information that matches the context of the user;
• and
• providing a search result in response to the search request that includes the application that has the context information that matches the context of the user.

An apparatus for searching for an application, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium in communication with the processor, wherein the computer-readable medium has stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving information regarding a context of a user;
• receiving a search request for an application;
• finding the application that has context information that matches the context of the user;
• and
• providing a search result in response to the search request that includes the application that has the context information that matches the context of the user.