Hello, the main goal for aBetterAndroid is to change your experience for the better,with your help we want to find out some things that could help us reach this goal.
1. What system tools suggestions do you have? If there are similar apps, say what you would like to improve on that tool.
2. Do you only use Play Store? Or do you prefer to download apps from other sources as well?
3. In your opinion, what is the best way to monetize an application and why?
a) free version with ads & paid version with no ads
b) free version with limited functionality & paid version with full features
c) paid version only
d) subscription
Thanks!
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Hi
First, I'm sorry if I'm not on the right section of the forum, I guessed it was the best to post in.
Also, my apologizes if my english is not always good
So, I'm working on an Android apps projet, that have specific needs.
Succinctly, I need to give to the editors the possibility to apply a discount on one of their applications, for a fixed-time.
For example, I would like the editor can apply a discount from May, 24th - 00h to May, 25th - 00h. Of course, it's possible to manually modify prices.
But, for pratical reasons, I would like to automate this operation.
As far as I know, it's impossible on the official Android Market.
But I now Apple released a "app manager" for the Appstore, that allows editors to ... manage D) their apps, and among all possibilities included in this manager, there is the functionnality I'm looking for : automated price variations.
So, I would like to know if you know a way to make that possible on Android Market ? Maybe through a manager similar to Apple's manager, or an alternative market that offers this functionnality ?
Thank you very much !
Nobody have any kind of idea ?
As far as I'm aware, there is no automatic promotion as of yet.
btw this probably isn't the best forum to ask. Market is a google application. So try google forums for android developers. http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?pli=1
App Stats is an Android developer tool which allows you to check application stats and comments from one place. App Stats keeps you informed by notifying you when new information is available such as a new rating or additional comments. The lite version allows you to monitor up to three applications and includes advertisements while the pro version allows for essentially unlimited monitoring and is of course ad free.
Update to Pro (v1.3.0)
Now has a desktop widget =)
Update to Pro (v1.2.0)
Some developers may have a lot of apps to manage stats on such as games with lots of addon content or maybe live wall paper apps, etc. To help alleviate scrolling through a long list of apps, we have added in the ability to label apps and filter the apps list with these labels.
Also, you will find that you can now set per application notification settings. This lets you control when an app update notification is fired so you can now choose specific items to be notified about.
Notes
On certain devices you may not be able to see all of your apps without having root on your device. It is also important to note that if you can not see your app in the market on your device there is no way this app can circumvent that.
If you have any questions, comments or bug reports please contact me here or via our developer email which can be found on the market. (toxicbakery at gmail)
To download, use the attached image or search 'App Stats' on the market and we should be the first two results for pro and lite versions.
Known Issues
- Certain languages may no be available in comments, if you find one please let me know
Upcoming Features
- More graphing options
- Backup search against an app database to find missing data
- Have a feature request? Let me know what you want!
Need another feature? Just ask =)
I love it. But I think that $5 is a bit too much for the full version. I would have gladly paid $2 or $3 even, but anything more takes it out of impulse buy for me.
Don't think I'm bashing your choice, as a dev I understand your need to make money from it, but sometimes the sales you lose from a higher price are worth more than the extra couple dollars you'll make from the higher price.
Thanks for the input! I would have to agree with you that currently $5 dollars is on the high end of price however with the additional features we are working on we feel that it will be a fair price very soon. Depending on what features we end up being able to incorporate we may adjust the pricing.
We almost have the plugin finished that will assist in grabbing your market android id from tcpdump and once we perfect that then it will be possible to search 2.2 apps and copy protected apps when using legit android devices that are rooted. Once this is complete we will have the only app on the market that I know which can essentially hands free get all the needed info to make a 'true' market request that lets you see all applications. This is how sites like androidzoom and like function. Without this additional parameter other apps are limited to 2.1 and less non copy protected applications by design of the market itself.
After that we will be working on letting you attach admob accounts to your apps and possibly google checkout however google checkout looks iffy due to its seeming lack of being able to pull useful information such as 'total sales' etc.
That said, thanks again for the input and if you need help please email me at our developer email for fastest response.
-Ian
One thing that's highly annoying for an application which is not a game, a navigation system, or a media application: Asking for the fullscreen window feature.
Please consider removing it... I don't really see any need for it, and it just breaks the transitions between activities anyway (when you're not making the design consistent). Thank you.
Anyway, once polished up and the bugs cleared up, looks like a useful app
Thank you for the input! We removed the full screen requests on the detailed view and graphs view.
I'm unfortunately out of town currently however either tonight or tomorrow we will be releasing an update that adds in the functionality to search 2.2 and copy protected apps if you have a rooted device. This should alleviate the complaints some people have had about it not finding their apps.
Unfortunately right now having a rooted phone is the only way get the market key we need to make these 'fully enabled' searches due to how the market works currently. The other option is having users use TCP dump to grab the needed packet and then proceed manually with decoding it and running it though protobuf to get the key out.
A few other fixes and tweaks have also been put in place and after we release the updates the Pro version will be available again as we removed it due to a major bug in the licensing we didn't catch before.
Please keep the comments coming! If you don't like something feel free to post it or email us and we will do whatever we can to improve it.
Thank you again to everyone that has voiced their opinion, every bit helps!
Finally got the new version released!
To see copy protected or 2.2 only applications you will need to have a root phone that can already see those apps on the market. For example a 2.1 phone can't see 2.2 applications no matter what you do and theres no way to code around this, sorry.
Once installed, hit menu from the main screen and select settings. Simply hit the "Load Key" Button at the very top and hopefully after a few seconds a Toast should show up saying that the operation was a success.
I know for a fact this wont work on all phones. We tested it to work on a Droid and it works on a G1 with Cyanogen 2.2 rom however it will not work on an Eris. That said I'm sure it will fail to work on other phones but I will be working on figuring out the fix asap. If you are one of the unlucky ones with a phone that doesn't work, please email me or message me here and I will do whatever I can to get you setup!
New version is now out and good news! It appears, on our end, that root is no longer necessary to get copy protected and 2.2 applications. This change is still too new to confirm it works on all devices so please send us feedback on if you can see all of your applications without using the root feature.
As always please feel free to leave feedback!
New version released that will hopefully allow more users to successfully find all of their apps with less hassle. Also a few misc bug fixes and FC issues have been resolved.
Update to pro version released, main post updated.
Released new versions of lite and pro, updated main post.
About App Stats and its development
I am from Mobile application Development company in Singapore. I would like share this stats, today more users are available in through mobile apps. and mobile developments also increasing day by day. So this growth of development is lead the business strategy. Know from our Mobile app development how its useful for business environment.
According to Android market place agreements we cannot have a subscription based model for an app in the store i.e., free for first 1 month and then pay for following months.
It is either free or paid!
What if we develop our own service to track the usage of the app and suggest purchase for further use? Will this violate the Market place terms and conditions?
If yes, how can it be done?
Are there any apps in market place which follow a similar model?
It would of great help to find answers here!
Thanks for your time,
Theja
Hi ALL,
I am starting the new app development (planning for game development also), I have doubt regarding target Version to be choose for new App.
Please confirm the below understanding:
1. The latest version of API, API level 17, recommanded for new development, but the app developed using this API will not be able to execute properly on older devices those having Gingerbread or older than Jellybean.
2. Currently as analytical Details, 39% market area is still using Gingerbread and JellyBean 28% and Icecreansandwitch 27%.
So majority is still with Version 3.3 gingerbread.
3. Then- one should go for Gingerbread and use API level 8 rather than the new one, as app developed in api 8 will be work on Gingerbread as well as all the above version after 2.3
4. using older API, mean we wont be able to use the new Features and the new enhancements introduced in latest APIs
5. but as market share is large for Gingerbread, we should target that Version.
6. once i develop app using latest API, i can not change the all code for older API straight forward but i have to do it from scretch.
7. is any easiest and fastest way to cross check the application develped in latest API is working on Older one. (I know Android SDK- AVD- Emulator but its very slow)
Please help me by clearing my doubts,
I will be posting my finding and Progress on the same thread.
Thanks & Regards,
Yogesh Dama
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I use the latest API as the target and API level 4 as the minimum requirement.
do we have to pay for every app that we are publishing on Google Playstore?
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I use the latest API as the target and API level 4 as the minimum requirement.
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Thanks for the answer,
I googled and found that cost require to publish the App on Google Play store is $25 -one time.
but some where i also found that after that $20 for each paid app we publish,
is this is true?
i have free time to spent on App Developement, if anyone want help or plans to work together for any project (ofcourse Free), feel free to PM me.
Thanks,
yogi.306 said:
Thanks for the answer,
I googled and found that cost require to publish the App on Google Play store is $25 -one time.
but some where i also found that after that $20 for each paid app we publish,
is this is true?
i have free time to spent on App Developement, if anyone want help or plans to work together for any project (ofcourse Free), feel free to PM me.
Thanks,
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You do not need to pay for your apps. Just 25 $ once. This is ok in my opinion.
I always target the latest API, and usually set the minimum to 8, which allows me to capture all 2.2 and higher devices. A good amount of backwards compatibility can be gained using support packs published by Google, and 3rd party libraries, such as actionbarsherlock. Any devices running versions of android older than 2.2 probably don't have the power needed for many modern apps, and are many years old anyways.
As far as developer fees, it's a one-time $25 fee. That's all.
I have just create a website for android apps statistics.
I find there is leak of statistics of android app comparison with other developer, so I create a website force on statistic that let you know rankings of you app, and how well is your app perform.
Android Analytics - Android Apps Statistics Website (androidanalytic.com)
But, I have several question, hope someone can help me.
1. What else feature that you want suggest me add into the website?
2. Anyone have suggestion for me to work on marketing / SEO?
Android Analytics said:
I have just create a website for android apps statistics.
I find there is leak of statistics of android app comparison with other developer, so I create a website force on statistic that let you know rankings of you app, and how well is your app perform.
Android Analytics - Android Apps Statistics Website (androidanalytic.com)
But, I have several question, hope someone can help me.
1. What else feature that you want suggest me add into the website?
2. Anyone have suggestion for me to work on marketing / SEO?
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Suggestions:
- you can represent to 5 or top 10 apps as graphs in Apps Statistics and Developers Statistics
- you can put a description page describing how this tool could be used.
- put a about us page
Android Analytics said:
I have just create a website for android apps statistics.
I find there is leak of statistics of android app comparison with other developer, so I create a website force on statistic that let you know rankings of you app, and how well is your app perform.
Android Analytics - Android Apps Statistics Website (androidanalytic.com)
But, I have several question, hope someone can help me.
1. What else feature that you want suggest me add into the website?
2. Anyone have suggestion for me to work on marketing / SEO?
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