I'm looking for a way to make a trial version of my app.
I found this post that describes tree ways of doing it.
I thought about another way, if I could get the time the application was installed (from Google Play) I could make a period of time starting form this date and it won't matter if the user change the device or clear the data or do anything else.
Is it possible to do this... How can I do this?
You can't get such time from Google Play.
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The name of my App is Gestión Escáner. I search "Gestión Escáner" (without quotes) and I see a lot of apps less mine. I have another app in published and if I go into it in the store I can access to the creator (Me) and then see my 2 apps (Gestión Horario and Gestión Escáner) witch I couldn't find in the searcher.
Is ridiculous that I search my app by it name and I found nothing. I published the app 2 days ago and in the web page Google says that the publishing take as maximum 24 hours.
My app is published, it can be checked in the Google Play Console, and in the Google Play Store (if you know how to exactly search it).
There is a Google failure or something? I can't reach understand why I cannot find my App by its name.
I want to specify that there no exists another application with the same name as mine.
Thanks a lot for the help.
The time of 4 to 24 hours is the time to get app published.
After the app has been published, it needs to be indexed by google to be visible in the search. Also, the search results also depend upon the ASO(App Store Optimization). Sometimes, you can't see your app even with the full name without that. Make sure your Title/Description convey the idea.
You can read the following links App visibility & discovery issues and Get discovered on Google Play search
I released my first android app yesterday, and got the direct link to the app working after 6 hours. But Its been > 24 hours now, and it still doesnt show up in the search on playstore.
I have been searching in the playstore both from my android device, as well as from desktop browser. The app simply isnt there.
Is this common? Is there something I can do to check the status/find out whats happening?
Thanks a lot
EDIT: the direct link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droidinput
EDIT: The issue was indeed that the name "Droid Input" was too general. Changed it to Moused . Hopefully it makes it a tad better once the update is pushed to prod. Thanks for all your help!
Sometimes newly published apps take time until they appear in search results. The app needs to be indexed in the Play Store before it starts appearing in search results. Also, make sure the app name has enough unique keywords so that it's easier to spot while searching.
All my apps were searchable minutes after the direct link started working. Can you post the name of your app.
Check those in Developer console
published area
minimal Android os
make sure it's published in developer console
If it's all right, don't worry, just wait to published
If your app have any problem google will send email to you
First of all,
you must check if you have no other updates,
second check if the website is not under going several changes if so than you might have to wait a couple of days
check your device for any out of the normal activity
if this is not resolved make sure to contact the company and explain them your issue,
regularly it shouldn't be happening to only you so there might be others with the same issue as you, it is unlikely that it could be your device but there is always that possibility that it might.
what is the way to get app rating and user reviews of an app on Google Play, if I have it´s Id?
You don't really have any means for this in Android.
There are some libraries however, that give you some options to check info from Google play. Not sure if they're actually updated since the time it was actually Market place and if any breaking changes were made since then.
You could try these;
https://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/
https://code.google.com/p/android-query/wiki/Service
Since there is no official API, here is the quick and dirty way:
Use HttpClient to get the requested page, i.e. "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.poncho.yapm".
View the page source and learn how to parse the page and get what you want from the response.
For example, for rating:
Search for the first "About This App".
Start from previous result, search for the first 'ratingValue'
Start from previous result, search for the first 'content="'
Start from previous result, search for '"'.
The rating is located between the last two locations.
The major drawback: if Google change the page layout you will need to change your implementation.
However, this often happen also when you use formal API.
If this is a real application, running a daily test that verifies your code would save you time and customers.
Hope this helps, Yaron
There is an Open Source application titled Andlytics available on the Google Play store. It is updated frequently enough, but mostly yo accommodate any changes that might be made to the Google Play store's back-end.
I am not sure if it can be coded to bring in details specific to a particular application. At the moment, how it works is, a user must log in with a valid Developer Account. Then authorize it to access your Google account. And once done, it then gets all applications on the developers account. Not a specific account.
This, however, I think (I think because I have never had the opportunity of actually using the source) can be modified to accommodate your specific requirements.
You can get the entire Source Code here.
You can also try the link mentioned in Stefan's post. Though a cursory look suggests that it has not been updated after the first quarter of 2012. But if you can bring the code up to speed, that could work too.
Since I am linking to an app on Google Play as also it's source code, for the sake of clarity, I have nothing to do with Andlytics, the project or the app.
i have uploaded an app yesterday by 6pm but till now i can't find app on Google Play..
Can anyone find an app otherthan private inbox on think link..
please help..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=AMTEC+Pvt.Ltd
Does anyone know how much time it will take to upload an app..?
Does time to become visible has anything to do with the content of app..??
I have already uploaded one app that took about few hours but now its almost 24 hours...
There is no validation process after a successful publishing of your app on the Play Store.
Few points to consider:
It will take some time to appear in search results.
If you are using the Google Play Store application on your Android device, then keep in mind that the application could get filtered out due to various criteria and not be visible in the search results of the application, even if it is published. It could be filtered out based on country, screen sizes/resolutions, minimum SDK versions, phone capabilities and much more.
Check out this link about Filters on Google Play to see how some choices in AndroidManifest.xml could also be affecting your application from appearing in Search via the Play Store app on different Android devices.
A lot of times, this happens. The app may be uploaded on the play store but may not be displayed immediately in the search results. You can check whether the app is uploaded or not by going to this link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=yourpackagename
Replace 'yourpackagename' with the package name.
If the app is displayed, your upload was successful.
I finished uploading my app to android market an hour ago.
I did all the steps recommended here.
I also have my copy off. Its paid and and I set up a merchant account too.
My app is not showing on the market. How long does it take to show up?
And why is not showing up?
Is there any setting I am missing that I should do?
Could be one of several reasons:
Delay - Market does sometimes take a little while to show new or updated apps.
Manifest - your AndroidManifest.xml may be too restrictive, so your app will not show up in the Market app of your test device (even if that's the same device you used for testing)
User-error - double-check you've actually saved and published the app. The new UI has caught me out twice already!
Currently, it takes a few hours until submitted apps (or updates) are showing up on Google Play. Maybe there is a short review process or some caching involved. If everything looks correct with the status info displayed to you, just get yourself a good cup of coffee and give it a few hours. ;)