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How does a download counter tell you if people immediately uninstall the app because it sucks?
by Almondsetat 2y ago
How does a download counter tell you if people immediately uninstall the app because it sucks?
- Jarwain 2y agoDepends on implementation. One way, which is less private, show active installs by having the phone reports back to the store if it's unstalled A more secure way, show downloads for each version/build. Graph it. If an app is releasing/being updated regularly but more users are uninstalling, you'd expect the downloads per version to decrease or stay level
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- irjustin 2y agoDon't know about the parent, but for me VS Code's download count + star rating mental combo does make not download some extensions.
- crote 2y agoIf you install it once and then remove it, you only do a single download. If you install it and keep it installed for several app updates, you download it for every update. If a lot of people download it at the same time due to an app update, you'll see a huge download spike immediately after a release. It's a very rough metric, but it could be added without adding any kind of additional telemetry to the client, and it would give at least a small hint of what's happening.