I have the following link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome
If I open this link on an Android device, the Google Play Store app gets opened and shows the details of the Google Chrome app.
At iOS, it's possible to ad ?action=write-review to the link, this will not only open the app in the App Store, this will also present the Write a review window of the app, so that you can write a review without the need to click on the Write review button before.
Is there something similar for Android?
As far as I know, Android doesn't have a similar option.
However, Android supports reviewing within your application with in-app reviews.
Related
Looking at the documentation here.
On Google Play, when you create an open beta:
Users can find your open test via search on Google Play. Once users find your listing, they can install your app normally.
This is not the behavior we want for our open beta. We don't want the app to be discoverable by searching the store. We only want the app only to be accessible by a link. This is possible using iOS's TestFlight platform.
We don't want a closed alpha because we don't want to manage a list of emails. We'd like anyone with the link to have access.
Is there any way to make a "link-only" open beta in Google Play?
You actually can't. However, you might be interested in creating an alpha test, instead of using mails, using a Google Group.
Reference in Closed test: manage testers with Google Groups.
I have integrated App Indexing and i tested my implementation by
Link Testing in Android Studio , Android Debug Bridge and Deep link testing tool . In all three tests I am able to open the app . But still when i do search in google I am NOT able to see my app with website link like below image.However if app is installed in device I am able to see app in choice of search autocompletion.I have not published the updated version of app in play store.Is that the reason i can't see app with website link?I am confused whether App Indexing is correctly impemented.
The app must be published on Google Play. Then you can use Preview your APK on Search Console.
Also, Declare a website association. After you make association, Google automatically starts indexing any existing or new URLs to your app.
Cheers,
MB
I have published a simple application on the Google Play Store. Now i need to create a qr-code that when is read open directly the page of my application on the Play Store. Is it possible do it? In fact actually, i have created a qr-code for test, but everytime the device read it, a little box appear and ask me if i want open the link with Chrome, Browser or Play Store. Can i avoid the show of this box and go directly to the Play Store?
Thanks
Make a QR code out of the link
market://details?id=com.example.your.package
A normal http:// URI can be processed by multiple apps. However, the market:// scheme is used by Google Play, and normal browsers will not respond to it
I developed a new Android App and I would like to test the app among my inner friend circle. Therefore I want to publish the app to Google Play, but the app should not be visible to normal users, when they search for related keywords.
Only if I send the exact link to a user to, like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mydomain.myapp, I want them to see it and download it.
Is it possible to hide your App from search results?
BTW: I know this is not totally programming related, but who else would know, if not developers.
The "APK" section of the Google Play Developer Console has a "Beta Testing" tab that you can use to make versions available only to certain users.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/3131213?hl=en
I have a website which has links that sends people to the app store and google play to download my app.
But regular links just go to the website. How can I change it so that if people are on mobile devices, the link opens the app store or google play for them?
Thanks,
Alex
I used onelink.to and it's working great so far, it generates a QRcode as well.
For Android apps, you can just link to the Google play store directly. The Android OS will prompt the user if they want to open the link in their browser or open the link in the Google Play store app as soon as they click on it. Any http://play.google.com?id=* link will prompt the user in this way on an Android device.
If you've got an Android phone, just give it a try with this link to the Facebook app for Android
For iPhone, check out this answer that is very complete for what you want to do.
You can use http://toSto.re to redirect people to the right app store or your website depending on the user agent the users have set.
URLs like toSto.re/dawawas can be configured easily there.