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 More options Feb 13 2012, 2:12 pm
From: MobileVisuals <eyv...@astralvisuals.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:12:38 -0800 (PST)
Local: Mon, Feb 13 2012 2:12 pm
Subject: Re: Why are new apps not featured on Android market anymore?
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I agree, this is really bad. You wrote "If your app is one of the
*TOP*downloaded apps when you put it online, it will go in Top [Free/
Paid] New."
But a new app can't be one of the top downloaded apps when it gets
online. It always has 0 downloads first.

So the only possibility to get good downlods for new apps is to launch
massive advertising campaigns for them, am I right?

On Feb 13, 1:29 pm, Jim Graham <spooky1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 04:15:16AM -0800, MobileVisuals wrote:
> > I have mailed market.android.com/support about this now. It seems like
> > there is no special way for publishers to contact the support.

> Well, there is, because I was able to back when google first removed the
> "Just In" category...and I did get a response....

> > The same apps are still shown on the "new section".

> And here is a summary of what their response was:  There IS NO SECTION
> for ALL new apps now.  It's gone.  Period.  Now there are "Top New Free",
> "Top New Paid", and "Top Grossing New" (not sure on the exact wording of
> that last one, but that's the point).  If your app is one of the *TOP*
> downloaded apps when you put it online, it will go in Top [Free/Paid]
> New.  If not, people will have to find it by searching for it directly or
> by keywords (which you aren't allowed to bulk your app's Market page up
> with, as it'll get pulled if you do).

> Welcome to the new google market.  The above is not an exact quote,
> but it is what they said.  And I asked for clarification at least
> once or twice, and they were VERY clear on every point above.  I,
> personally, think it sucks.  But my opinion doesn't matter (nor does
> that of anyone else).  That's just how it is now.

> Later,
>    --jim

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