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As an independent Android developer, I have the same feelings towards Google Play. There have been many things about Play that devs have repeatedly brought up,
by clumsysmurf 12y ago
As an independent Android developer, I have the same feelings towards Google Play.
There have been many things about Play that devs have repeatedly brought up, but Google does not take action. For example, iOS has "Promo Codes" but not Play.
Another is not being able to migrate a paid app to IAP (In App Purchase) without pissing everyone off (the linkage is lost between what the customer already paid for and the new IAPs).
Not to mention the algorithmic jail you wind up in if you ever inadvertently get caught tripping some automated alarm in the googleplex.
I wish there was some strong alternative by now, whether Ubuntu Touch or Windows Phone. We need more options.
- apayan 12y agoRe: promo codes They are unnecessary on Android. If you want to give your app to someone, you send them an email with a link to an APK and they install it directly.
- clumsysmurf 12y agoThen they do not receive updates (unless I send everyone on the distribution list a new APK via email).
- richardwhiuk 12y agoAPKs receive updates from the Google Play Store - at least free apps do in this respect
- forgotpasswd3x 12y agoWell you wouldn't need a promo code for a free app, so that doesn't really solve the problem. Also, you can give out promo codes over the internet, but I wouldn't just install any .apk someone sent me. It's hardly the same thing.
- StavrosK 12y agoAnd have to have every update sent to them by email as well.
- deong 12y agoJust have the app detect that there's a new version available (via a call to your server) and prompt the user to download the new apk. I run betas of the BeyondPod app, and it does exactly this perfectly well.