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• [gdg-announce] Google Developer Newsletter - March [1 Update]
• Getting your apps featured on Google Play and Chrome Web Store [1 Update]

 [gdg-announce] Google Developer Newsletter - March

Kenny Rachuonyo <krm...@gmail.com> Mar 21 05:03AM +0300  

Cool, this is great. Mailing lists and newsletters are still the greatest
ways to keep up with infomation..
 
 
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 Getting your apps featured on Google Play and Chrome Web Store

Newton Nyambati <figne...@gmail.com> Mar 20 11:14AM +0300  

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From: "Chukwuemeka Afigbo" <eaf...@google.com>
Date: 19 Mar 2013 19:54
Subject: Getting your apps featured on Google Play and Chrome Web Store
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Hello All,
 
This is very Loooooooooooong email but trust me....it is well worth
the read. :-D
 
 
We often get questions around how developers can increase the chances
of their app getting featured on the Play Store and also the Chrome
Web Store.
 
Please review the information below carefully and share with your contacts.
 
 
Play Store
 
It is very important that quality Android apps follow the Android
Design Guidelines as closely as possible, pass all the App Quality
tests and preferably also follows the Tablet guide. The first thing
the Google Play Editorial Team does is to check the app against the
Android App Quality Guidelines. Failing on one of the documented items
is an instant rejection.
 
 
Android App Development Training References:
 
 
 
Android Developers Site:
 
http://developer.android.com
 
Android Developers Google+ Page:
 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AndroidDevelopers/posts
 
add this to your G+ circles
 
Android Developers Live:
 
https://developers.google.com/live/android
 
broadcasts/recorded workshops
 
Android Training Home:
 
http://developer.android.com/training
 
Android App Design:
 
http://developer.android.com/design
 
Android Develop:
 
http://developer.android.com/develop
 
see DEVELOPERS LIVE and VIDEO PLAYLISTS on this page
 
 
App Quality Best-Practices References:
 
 
 
Android App Quality Home:
 
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality
 
 
 
Core App Quality Guidelines:
 
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality/core.html
 
Tablet App Quality Checklist:
 
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality/tablet.html
 
Improving App Quality After Launch:
 
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/strategies/app-quality.html
 
The app developer should not forget to add a feature graphic to the
application listing in the Play Store. We have seen that feature
graphics improve conversion rates from views to installs. Apps without
feature graphics cannot be featured. Here are some feature graphics
guidelines:
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/10/android-market-featured-image.html
 
Android game developers should refer to "Ten Things Game Developers
Should Know", also known as "What to not not do to not get not
featured on Google Play":
 
https://developers.google.com/events/io/sessions/gooio2012/110/
 
 
 
Pure Android UI design guidelines:
 
http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/pure-android.html
 
 
App Review References:
 
 
 
Merchandising-related
 
Feature Graphic Specifications
 
http://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1078870
 
and Guidelines
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/10/android-market-featured-image.html
 
Localized Feature Graphics in Google Play
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/12/localize-your-promotional-graphics-on.html
 
Google Play Branding Guidelines
 
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/promote/brand.html
 
Content rating
 
Definitions used in Application Content Rating
 
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1075738
 
Other useful references (blog posts from developer.android.com)
 
Tablet-related
 
Designing for Tablets? We are Here to Help!
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/11/designing-for-tablets-were-here-to-help.html
 
Building Quality Tablet Apps
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/10/building-quality-tablet-apps.html
 
Games-related
 
Making Android Games That Play Nice
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/11/making-android-games-that-play-nice.html
 
More Android Games that Play Nice
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-android-games-that-play-nice.html
 
UI Design Best Practices
 
Holo Everywhere
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/holo-everywhere.html
 
Say Goodbye to the Menu Button
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/say-goodbye-to-menu-button.html
 
Content Rating, Privacy and Permissions
 
Introducing Content Rating
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/11/content-rating-for-android-market.html
 
Best Practices for Handling Android User Data
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/08/best-practices-for-handling-android.html
 
General Best Practices
 
Multi-tasking the Android Way
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way.html
 
Apps on SD Card: The Details
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/07/apps-on-sd-card-details.html
 
Identifying App Installations
 
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/identifying-app-installations.html
 
 
 
Chrome Web Store
 
For app featuring on the Chrome Web Store, the Google Chrome
Developers website Frequently Asked Questions page documents the
following:
 
 
How are "Featured" items selected?
 
The Chrome Web Store team occasionally selects interesting listings as
"Featured" listings. We're not accepting requests to be featured at
this point, since that would quickly become unmanageable. Here are a
few tips to increase the likelihood that we'll feature your listing:
 
Write a great piece of software
 
Make sure your listing looks really nice (nice icon, good
descriptions, crisp screenshots and/or videos)
 
Promote your listing independently so that it starts to rise in the rankings
 
 
Design guidelines and publishing apps on the Chrome Web Store:
 
 
Google Chrome Developers Site
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/
 
Thinking in Web Apps
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/apps/articles/thinking_in_web_apps
 
Chrome Web Store for Developers
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/
 
Overview
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/index
 
Tutorial: Getting Started
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/get_started_simple
 
Developer's Guide
 
Monetizing Your App
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/money
 
Best Practices
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/best_practices
 
Launching Your App in the Chrome Web Store
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/articles/launching
 
Extensions, Packaged Apps, and Hosted Apps in the Chrome Web Store
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/articles/apps_vs_extensions
 
Developer Policies
 
Branding Guidelines
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/branding
 
Rating Guidelines
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/rating
 
Program Policies
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/program_policies
 
Terms of Service - Google Chrome Web Store Developer Agreement
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/terms
 
Payments: Regions, Fees, and Tiers
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/pricing
 
Frequently Asked Questions
 
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/faq
 
Is there an approval process for apps in the store?
 
All apps go through an automated review process and in most cases, an
app will be published without further manual review. There may be some
instances in which a manual review will be required before the app is
published based on our program policies.
 
How will users find my app?
 
The Chrome Web Store will surface web apps in a variety of ways. Of
course, each app gets a page in the store, which will be searchable
via the store and other search engines. There will be category lists
in the store, as well as a variety of curated and algorithmically
generated lists. We recommend that you broadly promote your web app,
through marketing web sites and other means, so that users will find
your app even outside of the store.
 
Why am I being asked to pay a registration fee?
 
The new registration fee helps to prevent fraud in the Chrome Web Store.
 
How are items ranked in the store?
 
Items in the store are ranked by a heuristic that takes into account
ratings from users as well as usage statistics, such as the number of
downloads versus uninstalls over time.
 
 
Please share this information with developers in your circles.
 
 
We look forward to seeing more quality apps from the community
featured in the Google Play Store and Chrome Web Store.
 
 
Best regards
 
 
 
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