[CLOSED] App Store Optimization is really helpful - App Stores

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Hi guys.
I have been working on aso for sometime, and I must say it is really helpful in promoting your app. Especially choosing the right keywords can improve the rank of your app.
I applied aso to one of my apps named Wallhub, a wallpaper app and it got more than 500+ downloads in just 3 days. I think it is really exciting and good field to study as well.
Here is the link of the app :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindsparkk.wallhub.free
It would be great if you could review the app based on the design and UI , that can further help me to improve it.
Thanks
Regards
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I'm just wondering how did you select RIGHT keywords? Share your experience please, it would be helpful...

I think the same! Did you try to translate your keywords into other languages? It may help you to promote your app and get wider audience.
Hope you'll have a possibility to post the links here someday. I'm a new member too

Anirudh23 said:
Hi guys.
I have been working on aso for sometime, and I must say it is really helpful in promoting your app. Especially choosing the right keywords can improve the rank of your app.
I applied aso to one of my apps named Wallhub, a wallpaper app and it got more than 500+ downloads in just 3 days. I think it is really exciting and good field to study as well.
Here is the link of the app :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindsparkk.wallhub.free
It would be great if you could review the app based on the design and UI , that can further help me to improve it.
Thanks
Regards
Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk
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When did you release WallHub if you don't mind me asking ? and thanks for the tips, great article write up.

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I'm just wondering how did you select RIGHT keywords? Share your experience please, it would be helpful...
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Hi friends, choose keywords that are popular among users, which helps to gain a large user base. Here are some methods about how to choose right keywords for your app.
1. Choose keywords that are popular among users, which helps to gain a large user base.
2. Cut connectors and stop words. Words like“a, the, and, of” occupy many spaces but make little significance for your keywords.
3. Put the important keywords in the front position, but if the keywords were put in the subtitle, do not make it appear in the keywords.
4. Don’t repeat keywords, for it only makes your keywords redundant, so make your keywords short and concise.
5. Analyze the keywords of the app in the top in the search box, and also analyze your competitors' keywords. And then build your own keywords bank.
6. Keep track of the keywords you pick. Keywords optimization is a everlasting process, so you should spy on the keywords you pick all the times and adjust them appropriately.
Hope this can help you~

Thanks for experience, guys! It's really helpful.

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Related

What is your favourite Apps on the Xoom

I know everybody probably has the following
Advanced Task Manager
Skype
Dolphin/Opera/Miren Browser
But what other little "gems" have you found on the net that now it would be hard to live without.
Free Apps
Freenote What a beauty! Taking meeting notes etc in freehand or Kboard.
Store audio or pictures from the camera straight into a note. mail etc
3CX Sip Phone: Free, Simple and it works!
Dual File Manager: Uppacks Zip files on the fly and intuitive to use.
QuickPic: Much better than gallery able to Hide the directories you don't want to include.
MoboPlayer: Seem to play all the video files I have (WMF, AVI,etc etc)
Wifinder: Quick and easy Wifi control
Swiss Arny Knife: (all the common helpfull stuff in one package) especially the ruler!
Paid Apps
Roadsync: (If you have to interface into outlook, it just works)
Documents to Go: Seems to handle most of the microsoft virus (sorry office) files.
Beautiful Widgets: (Worth the money if your a HTC Sense fan)
Root explorer/total commander and titanium backup are must have apps!
plume,friend me, CNBC, news pres, file manager hd, great battles, talk, pulse, a currency, gamefly, qello, news360, the daily habit there's more....
Note all the apps I stated are fully optimized for the xoom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146462
Instead of creating redundant threads.
Sergio PC said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146462
Instead of creating redundant threads.
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I didn't ask what was your favourite app "Optimized For Honeycomb" List (Includes games)"
I asked what was your favourite app. Not all apps are optimised and work that well on Xoom. I think of all the apps I mentioned only 5 were on your "Optimised" list
Is this how you get your post count so high?
I know I am a "newbie" on here and thanks for the warm welcome "Senior Member!"
Maybe you should read the thread before jumping down my throat.
Your apology accepted!
Darkfibre50 said:
I didn't ask what was your favourite app "Optimized For Honeycomb" List (Includes games)"
I asked what was your favourite app. Not all apps are optimised and work that well on Xoom. I think of all the apps I mentioned only 5 were on your "Optimised" list
Is this how you get your post count so high?
I know I am a "newbie" on here and thanks for the warm welcome "Senior Member!"
Maybe you should read the thread before jumping down my throat.
Your apology accepted!
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Seriously, dude, buzz off. Is that how you increase your post count? Nobody gives a rat's ass about newbies like you. And it IS a redundant thread. Thus, you can go frack yourself.
We are seriously in need of the ban hammer. People need to respect around here.
By the way OP download the Amazon app store and get Fieldrunners. That's my favorite app so far.
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Most people here DO NOT have Advanced Task Manager because, well, this is Android. No task killers needed. Of course in certain situations they can be useful, but not just for killing apps to free up memory.
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My fav apps on my Xoom (different from my phone) are Newsr, News360, Friend Me, Weather Bug and Plume.
I really like News 360. Great app. Plume is awesome too.
Sent from my Thunderbolt
DroidBee said:
Seriously, dude, buzz off. Is that how you increase your post count? Nobody gives a rat's ass about newbies like you. And it IS a redundant thread. Thus, you can go frack yourself.
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Last I checked this isn't StackOverflow. IMO, the OP is right in this case, and what the hell is the harm if he isn't? This thread is in the right place, and more content can help people find things by chance.
I don't always reply to pseudo-trolls, but when I do, its because you need to get your head out of your ass.
For no particular reason other than general interest and they work well on the Xoom:-
1Tap Cleaner
Dropbox
Electrum Drum Machine Sampler
F1 News
File manager HD
Flightboard
Flightradar24 pro
FlightTrack Pro
Google Sky Map
HDR.Camera
Marine Traffic
Navionics UK
News 360
Satellite AR
Star Chart
Tiny Flashlight
Tune In Radio Pro
WiFi analyzer

[APP] Funny Jokes [R] 2011/7/24 [U] 2011/7/31

Last version failed certification because it has an "Adult Jokes" section.
This is a later version with more jokes categories and profile viewing feature.
Name: FunnyJokes
Info:
The FunnyJokes app on windows will lighten your mood even on a rainy day. Read the funniest jokes with FunnyJokes on windows phone and share them with your friend. The app allows you to read, publish, comment, like/dislike jokes. The dev is devoted to providing a pleasant user experience. Will listen to and respond users' requests by providing frequent update. Will make FunnyJokes the most feature rich jokes app on windows phone.
Developer Note:
For the past three weeks, I have been working on my first app on the windows phone platform. Its called FunnyJokes. Its a small app that allows people to read, publish and comment on the funniest jokes.
The process of development was a lot of fun. I started the development with 8 months of experience using a HD7, some familiarity with C#, no knowledge on Silverlight and Azure. Through my past experience, I found out that the best way to learn about a platform is to learn through developing. I first quickly read through the basic tutorials provided on the App Hub, then created a template app using visual studio. Whenever I needed to implement a feature that I wasn't sure how to do it, I would search on the internet to get the solution. In the following posts, I would also share some of the technical challenges and how I solved it. So stay tuned.
The app was submitted to the Marketplace yesterday, pending on certification. I am sharing the XAP file here. So if you have a developer unlocked phone, give it a try. I would love to hear some feedback. I plan to provide frequent updates to bring more features to the app. Some of the upcoming features are: Multi-language support, user profile view. Hopeful, it would be the best joke reading and sharing experience on windows phone.
Hi, guys, any comments on the app? I will really appreciate any comments.
Some text cut-off in the joke content page. Other than that, pretty good!
Thanks. I will fix this problem in the next release.
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Last version failed certification because it has an "Adult Jokes" section.
This is a later version with more jokes categories and profile viewing feature.
Welcome to test it out. Thanks.

[App] getHired Free

Are you fed up with your current job or are you looking to explore other avenues for the New Year? Do you think you deserve more than what you are making or need a better work life balance? If the answer is yes for any of these questions than there is a perfect tool for you to start exploring new opportunities in locations nearby right from your phone.
getHired is an extremely simple and very intuitive job search app that provides job listing from a varied number of job sources. Just enter your job keyword and the app retrieves all available job listings from 6 different job sources (SimplyHired, Indeed, CareerJet, LinkUp, JuJu and CareerBuilder) and displays them in one easy consolidated view. And you can search jobs across more than 60 countries.
So, why bother opening 5 different websites on your browser and scrolling thru sea of job links when getHired can bring all that information right to your phone with just a few simple taps? Feel free to give this app a go - it's free, after all.
Free Version
Ad-Free version with Trial

Want To Get App Store Screenshots Which Drives Enormous Traffic?

Let’s make the procedure simpler of getting an app published on any app store by assuring that you design the finest App Store Screenshots to show.
App store screenshots have a solid impact on clients while downloading any application from the app store. They are really considered as a critical factor to improve app downloads. If your screenshots are terrible, individuals will not download your application. However, if it is designed very well, it will definitely make more downloads. Always keep in mind that users will depend on the screenshots that you presented to them, while selling your app in an app store. For this intention, it’s very significant to consider the screenshots as part of your selling. Developers as well as designers need to avoid certain common mistakes occurred when app screenshots are taking by following App store screenshot guidelines.
Why screenshots have that much importance?
At the point When a potential customer is filtering through the search results and they analyze your app, the main things they consider to look at are your app’s screenshots. This is a great chance for you to amaze your potential audience. Therefor screenshots need lots of efforts as well as deep thinking. They have to be at their top as they can meaningfully increase downloads of your app. It may happen that numerous clients will make their ultimate decision on the base of how eye-catchy the screenshots are. Remember that individuals often make their buying decision based on their feelings.
Great App store screenshots will clarify what your application does initially, emerge from the crowd of apps as well as represent your App/game in its greatest bright. Ideally your screenshots will produce their advantage and they will go ahead to analyze your description as well as downloads.
What size you need for screenshots?
With regards to pick out your orientation, you have to consider how you anticipate your application to be utilized and what the different devices are. On the off chance that your application interchanges with the distinctive orientation of diverse devices, then select the orientation it appears finest in.
What is the quantity of screenshots to add into?
At least a single screenshot for each application/game is obliged per app and you can enhance up to additional four screenshots. It is a great opportunity to represent diverse sides of your application. Provide more importance to your first screenshot as it turns out to be your first impression. It is the most significant screenshot as it appears on your app page on the desktop/app store. It needs to demonstrate the key purpose of your application and it have to look decent.
Order the screenshots as per their individual importance, when you get ready with it. This ought to be constructing basically with respect to the feature they show off and how critical that is regarding characterizing your application.
Is it ok to include text overlays?
If alone a screenshot does not express the significance of your application, then you ought to include some content over it. Try not to depend on the application description because few individuals might not want to go for the description. There is no need of lot of text on your screenshots. Sometimes only two words are enough to describe the whole thing. You can also convey different points with just one line of brief content. Once you have decided to add text then you must guarantee that it is strong, coherent as well as easily readable by the users.
What to skip while designing App store screenshots?
There are few normal mistakes you can see again and again in the app store; however they are very easy to come-across. The primary factor is does not make the image too busy because it never looks attractive and appealing. However some overlay text is enough to represent your app idea. Display the real app interface rather than photography, begging screens or animations. Verify your picture comprises high resolution instead of pixellation. Follow all the App store screenshot guidelines to represent an amazing screenshots (Generate App Store images for all iPhone sizes from Sketch).
Become proficient at your App store screenshots is something that will utilize your time and even cost you a couple of dollars, but it will definitely generate last-longing impression on the customer’s mind. Prettiness is in the eye of onlooker, obviously, yet the more individuals who see that excellence in your application will download it. So, smarten your screenshots up to build the precise impression.
Yes, App icon and App Screenshots are the first thing user notice in the app store. So, it should be designed in such a way that it should be memorable and outstanding.

[APP] M104 - Battery percentage, clipboard manager, network-traffic (no root)

Hey buddies,
I want to share my new app with you.
The app is not a "Nexus-only" project, but I developed it mostly for myself to get the battery indicator (%-text) back on my phone After I implemented that, I thought a proper clipboard-managment would be a nice feature, too. Many of you know LG's solution.
The reason why I'm providing this app here in the Nexus forum is that the app's theme (colors, layouts) is a replica of the stock Android-look (vanilla) - please don't take the word "replica" too serious, I just tried my very best
However, if you're interested to give it a try, you will...
.
Please note:
The app is free-of-charge and doesn't contain ads (I don't want to waste traffic and battery by shipping ads to you - maybe I will add a premium-key in a couple of days).
If you want to support the project (as translator, tester), please send me a mail.
Google community: <MOD EDIT - LINK REMOVED>
Screenshots:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Thanks in advance
Martin
Important note:
The app will expire after 21 days of free test-phase, but I don't want to earn money with you XDA-people, so if a dialog is shown, telling you that the test-phase is expired, please follow these two steps:
1. Do a long-click on "CANCEL" (keep it pressed for 2 sec.)
2. An ID is shown. Send this ID to me. Just touch it, choose your Email-app and send it to <MOD EDIT - LINK REMOVED> (I will unlock your app manually).
Thanks in advance.
Martin
Martini3001
Thank you for the great app,,,,
may I suggest,if possible, that you leave the data and clip tray up to the user to add or just keep the battery percentage by it self.
Thank you
cturbos said:
Martini3001
Thank you for the great app,,,,
may I suggest,if possible, that you leave the data and clip tray up to the user to add or just keep the battery percentage by it self.
Thank you
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Hey cturbos, thanks for your compliment. I'm not completely sure what you mean. Do you mean that clip- and network-notification can be disabled by the user? This feature should be working already, just uncheck the specific notification in the app's settings (you can find the settings when you swipe from the left to open the navigation drawer).
Or do you mean that the dialog (popup) will stay open / resume at a given point (aka "the last shown entry")?
Greetings
Martin
Thank you for the quick response, the network notification settings.
I'll try it, And get back to you.
Keep up the good work
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Clipboard notification should show up only when clipboard is not empty. Could you implement this?
Martini3001 said:
Important note:
The app will expire after 21 days of free test-phase, but I don't want to earn money with you XDA-people, so if a dialog is shown, telling you that the test-phase is expired, please follow these two steps:
1. Do a long-click on "CANCEL" (keep it pressed for 2 sec.)
2. An ID is shown. Send this ID to me. Just touch it, choose your Email-app and send it to [email protected] (I will unlock your app manually).
Feel free to leave a rating in GooglePlay.
Thanks in advance.
Martin
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Not sure if this is the way you want to go...it may be better to provide an xda version that doesn't have the license check...collecting emails of users, even as a kind gesture (and it is really kind of you to offer this) may not be the best means, as it's akin to site registration (or at least could be construed as similar enough).
Sent from my Nexus 6P, #WhiteUIsMustDie, #EndDarkAppOppression
micmars said:
Not sure if this is the way you want to go...it may be better to provide an xda version that doesn't have the license check...collecting emails of users, even as a kind gesture (and it is really kind of you to offer this) may not be the best means, as it's akin to site registration (or at least could be construed as similar enough).
Sent from my Nexus 6P, #WhiteUIsMustDie, #EndDarkAppOppression
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Hello micmars,
I can understand your opinion and I totally agree with you. Collecting personal data may bring trouble in a project (let me tell you, that I am from Germany and we have one of the strictest privacy legals worldwide, so I really take care about these aspects when I'm releasing an app).
M104 doesn't take the email to verify the app's state. Please check the permissions, I' not able to receive users' personal data (such as email).
ALL required permission:
Code:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BATTERY_STATS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
These permissions are needed to ship the functionality the app has today.
Collecting data manually (by hand) is much too unhandy to (re)sell it.
If someone suspects this information isn't true, he can send me the ID without using the personal email-address (I assume everybody has a fake mail).
And there are other ways to send me the ID:
- Leave me a private message here on XDA
- Send me a letter containing the ID shown in the dialog (oldschool solution)
- Call me or contact me in GooglePlus
There are plenty of ways to contact me, without telling me "who you are".
Shipping two different versions sadly has the disadvantage that the statistics (rating in GooglePlay and statistics by Google Analytics*) are collected in two different scopes and will end in a development process which consumes more time and is more difficult to read/understand (and brings no improvements in terms of quality and stability).
*Please note that Analytics can be disabled by the user.
And to say it clear, if developers aim to harm users, they would implement functionality most users don't think of.
I guess it's not wrong to be interested in tech and feel better to know who made your software.
Regards
Martin
DimICE said:
Clipboard notification should show up only when clipboard is not empty. Could you implement this?
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Should be working since 0.1.2 (released Jan. 12th)... You can check your version in setting "Build-Version" (last entry).
Martini3001 said:
Hello micmars,
I can understand your opinion and I totally agree with you. Collecting personal data may bring trouble in a project (let me tell you, that I am from Germany and we have one of the strictest privacy legals worldwide, so I really take care about these aspects when I'm releasing an app).
M104 doesn't take the email to verify the app's state. Please check the permissions, I' not able to receive users' personal data (such as email).
ALL required permission:
Code:
These permissions are needed to ship the functionality the app has today.
Collecting data manually (by hand) is much too unhandy to (re)sell it.
If someone suspects this information isn't true, he can send me the ID without using the personal email-address (I assume everybody has a fake mail).
And there are other ways to send me the ID:
- Leave me a private message here on XDA
- Send me a letter containing the ID shown in the dialog (oldschool solution)
- Call me or contact me in GooglePlus
There are plenty of ways to contact me, without telling me "who you are".
Shipping two different versions sadly has the disadvantage that the statistics (rating in GooglePlay and statistics by Google Analytics*) are collected in two different scopes and will end in a development process which consumes more time and is more difficult to read/understand (and brings no improvements in terms of quality and stability).
*Please note that Analytics can be disabled by the user.
And to say it clear, if developers aim to harm users, they would implement functionality most users don't think of.
I guess it's not wrong to be interested in tech and feel better to know who made your software.
Regards
Martin
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All of this is well and good, but it seems that you're doing it for sake of expediency as opposed to doing that which is within the confines of providing your app to xda users.
Ultimately, I would rather see your app on the forums, and see you staying within the confines of that which xda allows.
Sent from my Nexus 6P, #WhiteUIsMustDie, #EndDarkAppOppression
Martini3001 said:
Hello micmars,
I can understand your opinion and I totally agree with you. Collecting personal data may bring trouble in a project (let me tell you, that I am from Germany and we have one of the strictest privacy legals worldwide, so I really take care about these aspects when I'm releasing an app).
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These permissions are needed to ship the functionality the app has today.
Collecting data manually (by hand) is much too unhandy to (re)sell it.
If someone suspects this information isn't true, he can send me the ID without using the personal email-address (I assume everybody has a fake mail).
And there are other ways to send me the ID:
- Leave me a private message here on XDA
- Send me a letter containing the ID shown in the dialog (oldschool solution)
- Call me or contact me in GooglePlus
There are plenty of ways to contact me, without telling me "who you are".
Shipping two different versions sadly has the disadvantage that the statistics (rating in GooglePlay and statistics by Google Analytics*) are collected in two different scopes and will end in a development process which consumes more time and is more difficult to read/understand (and brings no improvements in terms of quality and stability).
*Please note that Analytics can be disabled by the user.
And to say it clear, if developers aim to harm users, they would implement functionality most users don't think of.
I guess it's not wrong to be interested in tech and feel better to know who made your software.
Regards
Martin
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Unfortunately it can't work like that on this site. Either you need to provide a license-free version (i.e. XDA version that has core functionality in tact) or you cannot promote your app via email/PM with IDs. Given that your intentions are good, the fact that you want to have Users send their product IDs through their email address that you will inherently have "on-file" constitutes data farming. As simple as it may be, you cannot "require" someone to send you an email from the personal or otherwise email address for full functionality of said app.
With that said, you can however do a few things. The first is the XDA version that has core functionality that runs when installed. When I say core, I mean the core components have to work as advertised, however you can have add-ons that expand the operations of the app for in-app purchase/donation. As long as the app can run its basic functions unimpeded, then that is fine. OR...You can also set up a Beta-Testers group on the Play Store where you can invite Users to help test features and future development. Since that is outside of XDA jurisdiction, that will rely on Google Developer Standards and their policy to implement and enforce.
Sorry and I assume from reading the past few pages that your intention is passive and peaceful, but the rules of the site are clear about this.
micmars said:
All of this is well and good, but it seems that you're doing it for sake of expediency as opposed to doing that which is within the confines of providing your app to xda users.
Ultimately, I would rather see your app on the forums, and see you staying within the confines of that which xda allows.
Sent from my Nexus 6P, #WhiteUIsMustDie, #EndDarkAppOppression
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I agree and if there is any confusion about how this needs to be set up and running, OP can contact the Forum Moderators in charge of this section. They are listed at the tope of each individual N6P sections. OP, all you have to do is click on Themes and look at the top.
micmars said:
All of this is well and good, but it seems that you're doing it for sake of expediency as opposed to doing that which is within the confines of providing your app to xda users.
Ultimately, I would rather see your app on the forums, and see you staying within the confines of that which xda allows.
Sent from my Nexus 6P, #WhiteUIsMustDie, #EndDarkAppOppression
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Well, what exactly is wrong with the app or the way I am providing this to the users?
If I am not allowed to show my app here, feel free to mark / close / delete this thread. Since the last 7 days 7 user thanked here (some of them twice), I don't see a reason why this should be that bad.
If someone requests a feature I will implement it asap, if someone finds a bug I will fix it asap and if someone need help, I will do my best to help him out finding a proper solution.
Maybe you think I'm planning to reach 10 Mio. users, but that isn't. As I said, I made this app mostly for my own and after some friends tried it, I decided to improve the features. Still studying comp. science, not working as an professional app developer and earning >100k$ p.m..
Woody said:
Given that your intentions are good, the fact that you want to have Users send their product IDs through their email address that you will inherently have "on-file" constitutes data farming.
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Given that my intentions are bad and I try to farm data, wouldn't it be much easier and effective to send every snipped the clipboard receives to a server and ship this app (unofficially in a forum) without telling the user where I live / how to contact me?
Keep in mind: Only permission "Internet" is needed and nearly EVERY app is able do this (and there are many of other flaws in the security model).
Sorry, I still don't see a benefit of a xda-version and I still don't see how I can farm data by receiving an ID.
Martini3001 said:
Given that my intentions are bad and I try to farm data, wouldn't it be much easier and effective to send every snipped the clipboard receives to a server and ship this app (unofficially in a forum) without telling the user where I live / how to contact me?
Keep in mind: Only permission "Internet" is needed and nearly EVERY app is able do this (and there are many of other flaws in the security model).
Sorry, I still don't see a benefit of a xda-version and I still don't see how I can farm data by receiving an ID.
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Lol, so you want this on principle?
It's quite simple...there are hundreds of apps on these forums that follow the trajectory of exactly that which has been provided to you...xda version, Play Store version, and none has an issue with it.
I'm not a moderator, but the individual whom responded to you is.
As I noted from my first post on this topic, I think that it would be good for your app to remain on the forums, and also good if you had a paid version on the Play Store. That stated, the xda version cannot have any machinations whatsoever to collect user email addresses or any other identifying information.
If available on xda, you must offer a version of your software that is fully functional, offered at no cost, and requires no identifying information from the user.
That's the standard. Either follow it or don't.
Sent from my Nexus 6P, #WhiteUIsMustDie, #EndDarkAppOppression
Martini3001 said:
Sorry, I still don't see a benefit of a xda-version and I still don't see how I can farm data by receiving an ID.
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Regardless of whether or not you see a benefit of it, it is what it is. You either need to provide a version that has core functionality without a license or pull your links.
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And it isn't the ID that is used in relation to farming, it is the email from which they come. Case in point, your email is in Post #2. That can be used very easily to gain all sorts of information on you with relatively minimal effort. Requiring someone to send you an email that is outside of the checks of the Play Store venue to gain access to app function is against the XDA rules.
FSM @Perseus will handle this from here, as it is his team's section to moderate.
Martini3001 said:
Given that my intentions are bad and I try to farm data, wouldn't it be much easier and effective to send every snipped the clipboard receives to a server and ship this app (unofficially in a forum) without telling the user where I live / how to contact me?
Keep in mind: Only permission "Internet" is needed and nearly EVERY app is able do this (and there are many of other flaws in the security model).
Sorry, I still don't see a benefit of a xda-version and I still don't see how I can farm data by receiving an ID.
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We know that you have nothing but good intentions at heart. This you have made clear in more than one post so far. Which is exactly why the thread is still operational. You have been very forthright in listing the Permissions needed by the app.
Having said that, as I see it, your problem with creating a XDA Edition of the app is that your analytics is fragmented. (rating in GooglePlay and statistics by Google Analytics). I can understand that. But the XDA Rules have been in place to avoid use of XDA as commercial Advertisement for a paid app in Play Store. I know that you have made it pretty clear, that you have no such intentions. But the rules have to be uniformly applied. I hope you understand that. Having said that, there are quiet a few Paid apps listed in Our Community Apps. (Link bellow). They follow a fairly similar model. Specifically the author of BetterBatteryStats app had in past made clear he has the same intentions as you.
Speaking of analytics, you might want to review the subforums of Marketing, Distribution, and Analytics forum. You might want to review following questions in the Analytics subforum
[Q] How do you app developers prefer to track of your apps?
Good alternatives to Google Analytics for Android?
You are welcome to post your question there as well, should you feel like it.
Oh and by the way since this app is not more global for all devices, have you considered listing in XDA Community Apps. Also you might want to consider having your app listed in XDA Labs for additional visibility.
On on OT Note - For the sake of all that holy, don't be defensive. We are here to help not impede your idea. I have an LG and I know exactly what you mean. Feel free to PM me, should you need to take offline.
Perseus said:
On on OT Note - For the sake of all that holy, don't be defensive. We are here to help not impede your idea.
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Amen...I think these words should be put at the top of every place on this site where the rules are posted...this is the most succinct and clearly wrought statement of the spirit of xda as I've read.
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Great app! Can you add in a way to change temp from Celsius to Fahrenheit please?
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XRaptor29 said:
Great app! Can you add in a way to change temp from Celsius to Fahrenheit please?
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Thanks Yes, available in a 2-3 hours (0.1.5).
OP HAS NOT MADE A COMPLETELY FREE VERSION PER XDA RULES. Thread closed and links removed.
OP Check your PM.

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