I am currently working on enabling Google App Indexing (https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/webmasters/appindexingapi) in my Android app. Our web app however uses two apps, specialized for different use cases. The app I'm working on is the clear preference for which app should open a link from our website on Google Search but what if this one isn't installed and the other one is? Is there a way to open up a different Android app if the first one is not installed? Or does app indexing only associate one app with one link?
Thanks.
I have asked our Google contacts about this, their answer was: At the moment it is only possible to connect one app to your website. You have to decide which one you prefer.
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I have two different Android mobile application. One is already developed and One I am developing. Now what I want Whenever anyone wants to install my developed application from the Google Play than both the application should be Installed.
Please suggest how it will be possible.
You would have to acquire Alphabet (Google's parent company), then order the developers of the Play Store to add this capability. Otherwise, what you want is not supported.
If you want all of this functionality to be installed, put it in one app, not two.
I am developing an app and I need to specify the keywords which will make my app more reachable. It can be done using app indexing but I am not sure where the keywords should be added.
Any Help is appreciated.
To get discovered on google play search follow these instructions:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/4448378?hl=en
App Indexing puts your app in front of users who use Google Search. It works by indexing the URL patterns you provide in your app manifest and using API calls from your app to make content within your app available to both existing and new users.
More info regarding App Indexing: https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/
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I have implement app indexing for Android using this guide, my apps have been tested using this method. This apps has been deployed to Google Playstore 2 weeks ago. My website's header also been added some source code using this guide.
However, when i do search for google mobile, i dont find app indexing work. Because install button or any links to google playstore does not appear and when i clicked link to my website, it was not automatically go to my apps but appear a pop up where i need to choose my app amoung others choice.
What's wrong with my app indexing ?
the scenario of my problem is:
I have two android apps for the same application that one is the free version, and another one is the full version.
I created one facebook app for this android application.
Now, I want to use the deep linking feature provided by facebook app, and it did work fine with my free version app.
(Deep linking means that, when user click my app's icon on facebook, they will be redirected to my android app or market automatically.)
However, when I wanted to add this feature to my full version app, I found that facebook app seems just to provide one quota for deep linking with android app.
Because I can just fill in one unique package name in the app dashboard configuration page.
Therefore, my question is that:
If I hope my app will have two versions(free and full), and also can link with my facebook app.
Should I implement the In-app Billing service in my only one app, and not to make two versions of app?
Thanks a lot~
I think the preferred method would be to have one version with an in-app purchase option. There's some good discussion here about ways to separate the functionality and how to maintain the project.
Here's the scenario i am trying to achieve:
Publish/have an app in the Android app store
However - i do not want it to be searchable through the android market search, etc.
The only way people can access the app is if i give them an explicit link to download
Is above possible? If so - how? All FAQs/instrucitons i have seen publish & make it searchable for the whole world - but i want it only accessible through #3 above.
Thanks.
Try this site https://www.push-link.com/, you can upload apk on your private account and only can be accessible thorough automatic generated link and QR code. This service contains user notification on new versions and bug reports.
Two things that are problematic with the link to an APK approach:
Some of the devices out there (I m only aware of the Motorola Atrix) don't have the "Unkown Sources" option, meaning that this won't work on them.
You loose the ability to auto update the app if you want.
I would recommend adding a login process where only your users will have access to the actual application. This way, you still have the Market advantages and only those people can activate the application.
The main disadvantage is that the application will be open to search in the Market, but as far as I know, this won't be a problem since people will immediately uninstall it since they won't be able to activate it.
In your case, what I do is, I dont upload the application to the Market and distribute it from my server.
I mean this is simple, sweet and it also saves my $25 for the market account...
Don't do this. Just publish the APK to your own website, then give the users the URL to the APK, they can download and install it directly. The only thing they'll need to do is ensure that Menu-Settings-Applications-Unknown sources is ticked.