[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-23 Thread Doug
I've been recovering % slowly last week (after a couple large initial gaps ups) and seemed to have topped off last weekend at a reasonable historical number. Rankings seems to be reasonable as well. All I can say is this Android Market roller coaster sure is a wild ride. Doug On Mar 22, 10:11 

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-22 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Today I suddenly recovered 10% of the lost users and 3 places in the rankiings. So we are halfway there. Still not a peep from Google as far as my e-mails to them are concerned. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-17 Thread Jonas Petersson
On 2011-03-17 01:46, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: I don't know. Does a lower power phone means Android 2.1?? I don't think so as I don't believe that the hardware requirements have really changed much from 1.5 to even 2.3. Theoretically: Not really In reality: Yes - at least where I live. Sure,

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-17 Thread Pent
Just to give an update on my plight -- nothing has changed as far as the stats and the three e-mails I sent to Google have gone unanswered. You sent to the web link I posted ? If so, I'm surprised, they've always answered me there within a working day. Pent -- You received this message

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-17 Thread Albert
Have anyone seen the peak of 17th February?? That might have been done to balance out the drop of the 1st December? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-17 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
17.03.2011 12:46, Albert пишет: Have anyone seen the peak of 17th February?? That might have been done to balance out the drop of the 1st December? Yes, I see that. But for my apps, the December 17th increase is much smaller than the January 1st drop (about 1/3). -- Kostya Vasilyev --

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-17 Thread Jonas Petersson
On 2011-03-17 10:46, Albert wrote: Have anyone seen the peak of 17th February?? That might have been done to balance out the drop of the 1st December? Well I have a fair sized bump (about 15%) on 17-19th of Feb for my app that is popular in the US (65% users), but on my more Sweden specific

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-17 Thread Albert
So, it may be that it is US-related or just random. Umm that would make sense, 78% of my users are from the US and the bump of the 17th February is for me bigger that the drop of the 1st January -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-17 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
They responded to the intial e-mail that they are investigating, but that was a week ago. Since then I sent a couple of more e-mails to which they haven't responded. On Mar 17, 5:24 pm, Pent supp...@apps.dinglisch.net wrote: Just to give an update on my plight -- nothing has changed as far as

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Justin Giles
For example, 1.6 is shown as as having a 4.8% share in one, 7.1% in the other -- they are not even close. So, my theory to discontinue 1.5 and 1.6 support became much murkier as I have no way of knowing which number is right and which one is BS. It's not a matter of the overall averages

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread String
The two charts are actually showing different data, though. The one on the right of the Statistics pages in the dev console is showing the aggregate for all Market apps, while the one at http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html is showing all Android devices. Not

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
17.03.2011 0:38, String ?: This doesn't explain the ~20% discrepancy between total install numbers /for the same app/ on two different places in the dev console, though. Yeah, that's something that bothers me too. Would be great if someone from the Market team explained this - I can

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread String
OK, so here's something ironic... TreKing assets that breakages (like the install percentage) precede Market changes, right? Well, the recent addition of Statistics actually provides its own evidence for this view! I had one app - my top seller, of course - affected by the install percentage

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Marcin Orlowski
Would be great if someone from the Market team explained this - I can dream, right? All night long :/ Someonefrom google devs said (week or two ago) that noone from Market team is here Regards, Marcin Orlowski Tray Agenda for Android http://bit.ly/trayagenda -- You received this message

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread String
Second sentence should have started TreKing *asserts* that... Just goes to show you, spellchecking doesn't catch everything. :^) String -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
17.03.2011 0:51, String пишет: This graph is completely unlike any of my other apps, and I'll wager it's unlike most of yours too - except for you, Zsolt. Every other app is almost monotonically increasing, apart from very occasional (and small) peaks. This kind of wholesale dropoff is

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread TreKing
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Kostya Vasilyev kmans...@gmail.com wrote: I'm seeing a 10% drop for both of my applications on January 1st. Anyone else? Yup. Jan 28th as well for me on both apps. Figuring out the ass-backwards logic behind the market as a community is kind of fun =)

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
Hmm, January 28 is not a special date like New Year's Eve. So we not only test Market but also document it :) 17.03.2011 1:35 пользователь TreKing treking...@gmail.com написал: On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Kostya Vasilyev kmans...@gmail.com wrote: I'm seeing a 10% drop for both of my

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Marcin Orlowski
Figuring out the ass-backwards logic behind the market as a community is kind of fun =) It's not a bug. It's a feature Regards, Marcin Orlowski Tray Agenda for Android http://bit.ly/trayagenda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Well, I don't trust the numbers they are showing for my app, either. I also have 2 versions, a free and a paid version. The free version is showing that 1.5 + 1.6 = 7.4% vs. 2.4% for the paid version. While I am no statistician, I believe this cannot be right. I suppose it's possible that the

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
Perhaps - users who have newer, more expensive phones are more likely to purchase applications. Truth or BS? Take a guess :) 17.03.2011 1:46 пользователь Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com написал: Well, I don't trust the numbers they are showing for my app, either. I also have 2 versions, a

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Jonas Petersson
On 2011-03-16 23:45, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: I also have 2 versions, a free and a paid version. The free version is showing that 1.5 + 1.6 = 7.4% vs. 2.4% for the paid version. While I am no statistician, I believe this cannot be right. Well, examining the stats for my own apps, I see a fair

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
I don't know. Does a lower power phone means Android 2.1?? I don't think so as I don't believe that the hardware requirements have really changed much from 1.5 to even 2.3. In the US, the only major phone that's not on 2.0+ is the Motorola CLIQ XT, and that's not even because of hardware

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Justin Giles
posing as a Market dev waves hand These aren't the Market bugs you are looking for. Move along now, move along. /waves hand /posting as a Market dev In all seriousness, do I feel cheated when I see my stats drop dramatically? Yes. Do I feel like there should be some correction? Yes. Has

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-16 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
In all seriousness, do I feel cheated when I see my stats drop dramatically?  Yes. Just to give an update on my plight -- nothing has changed as far as the stats and the three e-mails I sent to Google have gone unanswered. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
That's f-ed up: According to my chart, my install # should be about 71% (what the graph shows / total installs from the main page), but the main page shows nearly 50% fewer installs and thus my install % is only 45%. I can only say one thing to this: WTF On Mar 15, 1:23 pm, Doug

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
On the other hand, my free app is the other way around. More installs are shown on the first page then on the chart... On Mar 15, 2:14 pm, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: That's f-ed up:  According to my chart, my install # should be about 71% (what the graph shows / total installs

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Doug
I wonder if there is maybe something going on with devices not phoning home properly to collect stats. The notes at the bottom of the page seem to suggest that nothing you see there is really that reliable. Also wonder if piracy or highly customized devices play into these numbers at all. --

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
For me as well, the second page shows lesser numbers than the old, first one, by about 10%. -- Kostya 15.03.2011 9:18, Zsolt Vasvari пишет: On the other hand, my free app is the other way around. More installs are shown on the first page then on the chart... On Mar 15, 2:14 pm, Zsolt

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Well, they need to phone home as I am using LVL. I think the notes on the bottom are talking about the device info stuff. On Mar 15, 4:21 pm, Doug beafd...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if there is maybe something going on with devices not phoning home properly to collect stats.  The notes at the

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Doug beafd...@gmail.com wrote: But wait! Now the Android Market will show you installation stats! LOL - This is what competition is all about. Forcing the market to improve it's tools. It's interesting. Apparently I had a big install spike coming up to Jan

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Jonas Petersson
Hi all, On 2011-03-15 13:48, TreKing wrote: [] Seriously. The graphs says one install count, the total on the main page says another. Well, I had a brief look at this and I suspect you should think of this similar to how you review the Android version statistics. My interpretation is

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Jonas Petersson jonas.peters...@xms.sewrote: My interpretation ... In fact, I'm pretty sure ... The reason I've deduced this ... Assuming these stats show what I think they do ... Wouldn't it be great if someone from the Market team gave enough of a damn

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
In fact, I'm pretty sure the statistics page install count has *NO* relation to whether it was actually downloaded from Market - just that it was installed on that particular phone during some kind of update request. Really? My understanding was that if it wasn't installed from the Market,

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Justin Giles
Wouldn't it be great if someone from the Market team gave enough of a damn to take two seconds out of their life to explain what all of it actually means instead of us having to make wild guesses and theories? Man, that would be something ... I think at the bottom of the screen, in really,

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Jonas Petersson
On 2011-03-15 14:52, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: In fact, I'm pretty sure the statistics page install count has *NO* relation to whether it was actually downloaded from Market - just that it was installed on that particular phone during some kind of update request. Really? My understanding was that

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread kernelpanic
I think another way this discrepancy may happen is when users have the same google userId on multiple devices. I noticed it on a new app I put out 2 days ago - shows one more install on the stats page than the main page. I know two of the buyers and one told me that she put it on two different

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
AUTOMATICALLY update from Market, but as long as it was signed with the same key you could still manually request an update (this was a free app - perhaps there are other restrictions on paid apps) and from then on the automatic update would work. Well, that cannot be the case for my app as I

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread TreKing
I'm looking over these stats and this is just comical now. I just have one app (technically two, free and paid version). As you can probably tell, it's for public transit in Chicago. If you're not aware, Chicago is in the U.S. The only place my app makes sense is in this city, *in the US*. In

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Justin Giles
Now the Market for all apps, which I assume to be an average or aggregate of all (in my case two) apps, is ... 57.7% U.S.? And 9.0% is in *South Korea* ? I took that to mean the average across all apps and all developers. So a Market wide average distribution. -- You received this

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Justin Giles
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Justin Giles jtgi...@gmail.com wrote: Now the Market for all apps, which I assume to be an average or aggregate of all (in my case two) apps, is ... 57.7% U.S.? And 9.0% is in *South Korea* ? I took that to mean the average across all apps and all

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Justin Giles jtgi...@gmail.com wrote: I can confirm that for those categories, mine also says 57.7% for US and 9.0% for South Korea, so I believe my assumption (man I hate assuming) is correct. That makes sense, thanks. One would think they would just update

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
15.03.2011 18:24, TreKing ?: On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Justin Giles jtgi...@gmail.com mailto:jtgi...@gmail.com wrote: I can confirm that for those categories, mine also says 57.7% for US and 9.0% for South Korea, so I believe my assumption (man I hate assuming) is

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Marcin Orlowski
Funny thing is, I have more installations in South Korea than in Russia - and the apps are only localized to English and Russian. For one of my app 80% of active installs is, to my big surprise, South Korea. Seems I may have to consider doing korean localisation -- You received this message

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
I guess they have a lot of Android phones out there :) 15.03.2011 19:43, Marcin Orlowski пишет: Funny thing is, I have more installations in South Korea than in Russia - and the apps are only localized to English and Russian. For one of my app 80% of active installs is, to my big surprise,

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Kostya Vasilyev kmans...@gmail.comwrote: 15.03.2011 18:24, TreKing пишет: On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Justin Giles jtgi...@gmail.com wrote: I can confirm that for those categories, mine also says 57.7% for US and 9.0% for South Korea, so I believe my

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
15.03.2011 19:53, TreKing пишет: Right - I'm just saying the global one should just be shown in the platform-versions page in the docs. Dunno. I like having a side by side comparison. I know. They could show the same chart in two places! -- Kostya Vasilyev -- http://kmansoft.wordpress.com

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-15 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
The funniest (pathetic) thing is that Google's own charts as far as % share of Android versions don't even match up. Compare your app's statistics page (Market all apps chart) to this: http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html For example, 1.6 is shown as as having

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread Doug
My install % gapped up by 4% again and is almost fully restored to normal. Sales and rank are doing better this week since this number has improved for me over the past week. Hoping you'll get a similar boost... Doug On Friday, March 11, 2011 3:52:00 PM UTC-8, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: I

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread TreKing
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:12 PM, gjs garyjamessi...@gmail.com wrote: Be interested if they do eventually provide an explanation whether the install % jumps back to before. My money's on no and no.

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Good for you -- no such luck for me. My install % went up by 1%, but that would happen over time as it converges to the real number. Of course, I took a 20% hit, so my ranking is not helped and, in fact, it's down to #11. My sales have absolutely tanked and it's no longer worthwhile for me to

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: My sales have absolutely tanked and it's no longer a worthwhile for me to maintain the app. One more release for Honeycomb and that's it for me. Man, don't give it up 'cause of fucktards behind the Market. Publish on

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
I am absolutely planning on moving to the Amazon Market, but how do I do it? I cannot just unpublish the app as, I assume, the LVL would fail for the current users. I guess I could just raise the price to $999 and then direct them to the Amazon Market in the app description, but I assume that's

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread Justin Giles
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: I am absolutely planning on moving to the Amazon Market, but how do I do it? I cannot just unpublish the app as, I assume, the LVL would fail for the current users. I guess I could just raise the price to $999 and

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
You can have the app listed in multiple markets.  Just don't update the one in the Android Market.  Consider it passive income when and if people buy it from there. But existing users would rightfully get pissed if they got no updates while another market does. -- You received this message

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread Justin Giles
But existing users would rightfully get pissed if they got no updates while another market does. Yeah, I understand that. I guess my post earlier was a bit harsh towards the users. I was under the impression you were wanting to abandon the Android market all together. Anyway, from what I've

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: But existing users would rightfully get pissed if they got no updates while another market does. I'd continue updating both, but focus on Amazon. Release updates to Amazon first and to the Market a week or a month later.

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-14 Thread Doug
But wait! Now the Android Market will show you installation stats! It's interesting. Apparently I had a big install spike coming up to Jan 1 this year, and a similar drop the next few days. Also, I had a sustained run up through the middle of Feb, but then a drop after that. None of this

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-13 Thread Brill Pappin
Wow, I was worried about one of my keyboards dropping from 65% to 60%, but if others are seeing a 35%-40% average, I guess I should be happy! - Brill Pappin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-13 Thread gjs
Hi, Be interested if they do eventually provide an explanation whether the install % jumps back to before. Regards On Mar 12, 10:52 am, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: I finally got a response from Google that they are looking into the problem, but no change in the install %. My

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-11 Thread Doug
Today I noticed my active install %, which had gapped down lately, has gapped back up by 4% overnight. No change in ranking, though. If these trends have any validity at all, it must mean my users are an extremely fickle bunch! Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-11 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
I finally got a response from Google that they are looking into the problem, but no change in the install %. My sales are down 75% from the norm, though. On Mar 12, 2:15 am, Doug beafd...@gmail.com wrote: Today I noticed my active install %, which had gapped down lately, has gapped back up

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Nothing is impossible, but I doubt it in this case. My app is probably the 2nd most popular (but the highest average rating) among it's direct competitors, but the #1 app has not moved down in ranking, actually the opposite. My app has also never been on the front page that I know of, which I

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread TreKing
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:54 AM, DraganA dand...@gmail.com wrote: On the other hand, maybe Google realized that a lot of people are bored with seeeing the same old apps on the front Market page week in week out. Seriously. Every time I see the giant promo graphic for Talking Tom Cat on the

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On the other hand, maybe Google realized that a lot of people are bored with seeeing the same old apps on the front Market page week in week out. Seriously. Every time I see the giant promo graphic for Talking Tom Cat on the Market main screen, I want to punch my phone in the face. It's been

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread DraganA
When I made my earlier post, the bloody cat was exactly what I had in mind ;) On Mar 9, 2:04 pm, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:54 AM, DraganA dand...@gmail.com wrote: On the other hand, maybe Google realized that a lot of people are bored with seeeing the same

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Psst, hey Amazon, can you open up already? I am definetely taking my app to the Amazon store as soon as it opens, even if my ranking/sales recover. Frankly, it's bullshit that I cannot even get an acknowledgment e-mail from Google to my problem submission. -- You received this message because

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread Roger Podacter
I really think it is just an auto sweep that corrects the installed base numbers to account for uninstallations performed outside the market. If I remove an app on my phone, but not connected to the web, the market service must pick that up at a later date. I think Google does sweeps like this in

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread Justin Giles
Like I said before, I sort of agree with Roger's assessment. That being said, my percentage for my pay app has dropped by 4% in the past 3 days. On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Roger Podacter rogerpodac...@gmail.comwrote: I really think it is just an auto sweep that corrects the installed

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-09 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
I don't believe this is the case: - Only my paid version dropped in install %, the free version is still the same as before. - My ranking in my category has dropped from 3 to 10 in the course of a week, for no apparent reason (no new competitors, no sudden 1- stars), so the only explanation is

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-08 Thread String
Just to make myself heard: you're not alone here, Zsolt. I don't monitor my install percentage closely (I have enough on my plate already) but the last week or so, my rankings have all nosedived, with sales following right behind. No updates in the timeframe, no other externalities AFAICT. I'm

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-08 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
It's good to know that I am not alone. I've gone through various channels now, but I haven't had an answer yet from any of them, not too surprisingly. I don't know about the algorithm change -- the install % is pretty black white in my book and none of my main competitors have suffered the same

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-08 Thread DraganA
On the other hand, maybe Google realized that a lot of people are bored with seeeing the same old apps on the front Market page week in week out. I think this old system created a bigger and bigger divide between established apps and the new apps that have no chance to even come near the big ones,

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-07 Thread Pent
My install % is down to 46% now that the latest count has been updated. Diane, I am sorry to directly e-mail you, but I am copying you on this -- please forward as appropriate.   I've been trying to help people on here, but I now need help from Google -- this problem is ruining my business.

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-07 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Did you try here: http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/request.py?contact_ty... There is no free-form e-mail option there that I can see, and none of the topics apply in my case. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group.

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-07 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:44 AM, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: There is no free-form e-mail option there that I can see, and none of the topics apply in my case. Just pick one - maybe the bugs one - it's the closest you're going to get to support for this issue.

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-07 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
44% -- anybody wants to take a bet how long it will be before I lose all my users? On Mar 7, 9:24 pm, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:44 AM, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: There is no free-form e-mail option there that I can see, and none of the topics

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-07 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Also, ranking is down to #10, sales are off at least 50%. On Mar 8, 11:05 am, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: 44% -- anybody wants to take a bet how long it will be before I lose all my users? On Mar 7, 9:24 pm, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:44 AM,

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-07 Thread gjs
Hi, Do you suddenly have some more competition ? Regards On Mar 8, 2:10 pm, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: Also, ranking is down to #10, sales are off at least 50%. On Mar 8, 11:05 am, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: 44% -- anybody wants to take a bet how long it

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-07 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Nope, not that I can see. Even if I did, my app is a personal finance app, which is not the kind of app that people would suddenly abandon in droves, as they need to migrate their financial data over. On Mar 8, 2:46 pm, gjs garyjamessi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Do you suddenly have some more

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-06 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
My install % is down to 46% now that the latest count has been updated. Diane, I am sorry to directly e-mail you, but I am copying you on this -- please forward as appropriate. I've been trying to help people on here, but I now need help from Google -- this problem is ruining my business. My

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-05 Thread Pent
Media Video.  The ranking drop was worse than I indicated before.   Fortunately, sales has not suffered too much, but I'd hate to be losing money over a market bug. Maybe your ranking was too high before and you've made more money than you should have :-) The point is that it doesn't make

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-05 Thread Seni Sangrujee
For those that this is happening to, did you release an update to your app recently? What do you guys have in common? Remember the dreaded Active Install Drop of December 2009, where it didn't affect everyone except those who released an update on or near a certain date? ==

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-05 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
I released an update on Feb 28th. My sales have been halved since the drop in active %/rank, so I am not happy about it, obviously. On Mar 6, 2:39 am, Seni Sangrujee s...@fieldteams.com wrote: For those that this is happening to, did you release an update to your app recently?  What do you

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Pent
Yeah, 64 to 52 a couple of weeks ago, slowly slipped down to 47 now. I wouldn't mind if it wasn't a disaster for ranking. Pent On Mar 4, 6:50 am, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: My app went from 62% to 56% in one day  Say it all... -- You received this message because you are

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On 4 March 2011 09:03, Pent supp...@apps.dinglisch.net wrote: Yeah, 64 to 52 a couple of weeks ago, slowly slipped down to 47 now. I wouldn't mind if it wasn't a disaster for ranking. On Mar 4, 6:50 am, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: My app went from 62% to 56% in one day  Say it

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On 4 March 2011 09:53, Marcin Orlowski webnet.andr...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 March 2011 09:03, Pent supp...@apps.dinglisch.net wrote: Yeah, 64 to 52 a couple of weeks ago, slowly slipped down to 47 now. I wouldn't mind if it wasn't a disaster for ranking. On Mar 4, 6:50 am, Zsolt Vasvari

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
keep it (so your userbase will grow anyway), the download to installed ratio will go down. My observation is that is usually oscilate at 35%-40% for most apps with 50k and more downloads It was 62% yesterday -- it's 56% today... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On 4 March 2011 10:26, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: keep it (so your userbase will grow anyway), the download to installed ratio will go down. My observation is that is usually oscilate at 35%-40% for most apps with 50k and more downloads It was 62% yesterday -- it's 56% And how

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
My app Radar Now! has held steady at 55% over the last six months. That's with nearly 1.5 million downloads. I think everything, market statistics wise, is stable at the moment. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group.

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Doug
On Mar 4, 6:15 am, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: My app Radar Now! has held steady at 55% over the last six months. That's with nearly 1.5 million downloads. I think everything, market statistics wise, is stable at the moment. I think you are the exception so far. :-)

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
Yup, mine is down to 50% from 62% 2 days ago. As a result (?), my app has dropped from #3 to #6 in its category ranking. Not good, but of course, we have zero recourse or explanation, as usual. On Mar 5, 6:34 am, Doug beafd...@gmail.com wrote: On Mar 4, 6:15 am, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
If there was a problem with the a few weeks of downloads, my app wouldn't really show any problem. From your figures, it does sound as if something has gone bonkers. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Doug
My app has dropped significantly in rankings as well. Used to be around #6, not hovering at #10. I've wondered if it had anything to do with with install % problems. I don't have anything empirical to link the two events, other than that they happened around the same time. -- You received

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
So we are in exactly the same boat. What category is in your app in? Mine is Finance. On Mar 5, 10:50 am, Doug beafd...@gmail.com wrote: My app has dropped significantly in rankings as well.  Used to be around #6, not hovering at #10.  I've wondered if it had anything to do with with install

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
I am asking anybody from the Google team (Dianne? anybody really) even if they are not on the Market team, to please notify somebody on the Market team about this thread. I am not expecting a response, only that my install % be restored. On Mar 5, 10:50 am, Doug beafd...@gmail.com wrote: My app

Re: [android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Justin Giles
Hate to break this to you, but I have never had my % restored. If anything, the percentage slowly corrects itself but never recovers to the original amount. What I highly suspect this is (in most cases), a correction. What I mean by correction is that when someone uninstalls you app, it might

[android-developers] Re: Install % drop again?

2011-03-04 Thread Doug
Media Video. The ranking drop was worse than I indicated before. Fortunately, sales has not suffered too much, but I'd hate to be losing money over a market bug. On Friday, March 4, 2011 6:52:06 PM UTC-8, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: So we are in exactly the same boat. What category is in your