Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-25 Thread Bob Keeland
I bought a nook color with the intent of reading pdf files (a lot old document for my work), but the nook would not read about half of the files. BN are aware of the problem but have not fixed it. So I took the nook back. On Tue Jun 21st, 2011 12:15 AM CDT Tim Mensch wrote: On 6/20/2011 11:02

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-25 Thread Tim Mensch
On 6/25/2011 6:19 PM, Bob Keeland wrote: I bought a nook color with the intent of reading pdf files (a lot old document for my work), but the nook would not read about half of the files. BN are aware of the problem but have not fixed it. So I took the nook back. If you root the nook, it

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-22 Thread String
On Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:34:34 AM UTC+1, John Coryat wrote: I've been returning comments from the web app. That's probably my problem. Yeah, I think it probably is. I've noticed that comments from the web app don't appear on the device client; my theory is that it's because the device

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-21 Thread Mike Wolfson
John, my comments are still showing up in the Market. I did notice, that when I commented from a different phone previously, that didn't have a sim, those comments didn't show. The phone I used was previously used by someone else, who already commented on my app. I wonder if the market is

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-21 Thread Chris Lang
There needs to be a mark as spam and mark as incorrect on Market comments. There is on Buzz, why not in the Market? Or have I missed something? There are a whole slew of competitors that post this kind of crap just to lower your rankings. All my clients that have successful high traffic apps go

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-21 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Chris Lang chrisl...@gmail.com wrote: There needs to be a mark as spam and mark as incorrect on Market comments. There is on Buzz, why not in the Market? Or have I missed something? Long press on a comment in the Market client.

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-21 Thread Mark Carter
@Chris, On an Android Market website app page, you need to first click on the User Reviews tab and from there you can give thumbs up/down and mark as Spam. Not sure how much of a difference using them makes. On 22 June 2011 08:37, Brandon Newsome newsome...@gmail.com wrote: They said in IO that

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-21 Thread John Coryat
Mike, I've been returning comments from the web app. That's probably my problem. It's just so much easier to type on a keyboard than use my phone. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To view this discussion on the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-21 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Chris Lang chrisl...@gmail.com wrote: @TreKing - You are talking from the phone, correct? Yup, that's what I consider the client. Is there a way to manage and challenge comments thru the browser from either the dev dashboard or directly on the single page

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-21 Thread Nathan
On Jun 21, 6:34 pm, John Coryat cor...@gmail.com wrote: Mike, I've been returning comments from the web app. That's probably my problem. It's just so much easier to type on a keyboard than use my phone. -John Coryat Shocking as this is, I think there is some actual moderating going on the

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread Nathan
My latest interesting comment comes from a user that claims it is a scam, because after you've used it for a while it then wants you to buy. Who knew? By the way, this is clearly marked as a time limited (16 days) DEMO in the description and in the app itself. (In market terms it states that such

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Nathan critter...@crittermap.com wrote: Been using for 3 months. Now with latest update they change to DEMO! FU! @NATHAN Don't b shady and ppl won't get upset! ... FC when trying to search, view profile, messages, pretty much everything but news feed and

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread William Ferguson
Treking, how are you getting your users involved in your blog? On Jun 21, 6:40 am, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Nathan critter...@crittermap.com wrote: Been using for 3 months. Now with latest update they change to DEMO! FU! @NATHAN Don't b shady and

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM, William Ferguson william.ferguson.au@ gmail.com wrote: Treking, how are you getting your users involved in your blog? My app checks it for new posts and gives the users a notification when found - essentially a very ghetto RSS reader. There is also an option to

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread John Coryat
I tried to respond in Market comments For some reason, my response comments on the market no longer show. Anyone else seeing this? I got this comment lately and would have loved to respond to it: by Christy (June 20, 2011) Wont work on Archos 70IT says t cant find gps. . . That POS is not

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread William Ferguson
Excellent idea! Very elegant. I like the thought of actually getting messages to my users other than just through app updates which I suspect a lot of them just click on (or auto-update). On Jun 21, 10:26 am, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM, William Ferguson

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread Nathan
On Jun 20, 7:39 pm, John Coryat cor...@gmail.com wrote: I tried to respond in Market comments For some reason, my response comments on the market no longer show. Anyone else seeing this? I got this comment lately and would have loved to respond to it: by Christy (June 20, 2011) Wont

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread TreKing
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:32 PM, William Ferguson william.ferguson.au@ gmail.com wrote: I like the thought of actually getting messages to my users other than just through app updates which I suspect a lot of them just click on (or auto-update). Yeah, I should add this also works great for

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-20 Thread Tim Mensch
On 6/20/2011 11:02 PM, TreKing wrote: On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 9:39 PM, John Coryat cor...@gmail.com mailto:cor...@gmail.com wrote: That POS is not supported by the market Kind of makes you wonder how they were able to rate your app and leave a comment ... I know someone with a Nook

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-06-19 Thread John Coryat
Here's another choice comment from a user: *5 stars by cheryl (June 18, 2011) GREAT APP! Get this app. Tell everyone to get it as well! Make these people rich. They deserve it.* Oddly, the app is free, so I'm not sure how I'm supposed to get rich but I sure like the sentiment. -John Coryat

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-05-26 Thread Maps.Huge.Info
The last couple of days have really been hectic for my app Radar Now!. The extreme weather coupled with the panic caused by the tornado devastation across the country has caused a huge upswing in downloads and usage of the app. As a result, there have been periods when the app simply wouldn't

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-05-26 Thread Brandon Newsome
There's hope after all. On May 26, 2011 10:18 AM, Maps.Huge.Info cor...@gmail.com wrote: The last couple of days have really been hectic for my app Radar Now!. The extreme weather coupled with the panic caused by the tornado devastation across the country has caused a huge upswing in downloads

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-28 Thread Nathan
On Apr 27, 3:24 pm, Maps.Huge.Info cor...@gmail.com wrote: Here's another great comment by a user and my response: 1 star by Michael (April 27, 2011) Samsung Epic 4G. This app killed my phone service. I usually get full bars and now i get one. DONT DOWNLOAD You are killing phone service?

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-28 Thread Ridwan Zakri
for language issue it can be solve by make a filter base on language... so user can choose which lang of app that showed in the list On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 4:41 AM, Nathan critter...@crittermap.com wrote: On Apr 27, 3:24 pm, Maps.Huge.Info cor...@gmail.com wrote: Here's another great comment

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-27 Thread Maps.Huge.Info
Here's another great comment by a user and my response: 1 star by Michael (April 27, 2011) Samsung Epic 4G. This app killed my phone service. I usually get full bars and now i get one. DONT DOWNLOAD My response: by John (April 27, 2011) Developer Comment: @Michael - Our app can't affect

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-27 Thread conor.hogan.2
Or you could get an angry email like I did from a developer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-27 Thread Brandon Newsome
That is an unfair teaser...You must elaborate! =D On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 6:24 PM, conor.hogan.2 conor.hoga...@gmail.comwrote: Or you could get an angry email like I did from a developer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-26 Thread William Ferguson
While it would be great to be able to publicly reply to comments in the Market, at the very least we need the ability to be able to contact a poster to clarify an issue. I find it very frustrating not being able to contact someone that has posted in order to set them straight. Most of them will

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-25 Thread Brandon Newsome
From my experience I like to mobilize my positive users ...communicate with them regularly through a dev message, offer my phone number (Google voice) and respond directly to negative comments in the description the turnout has been amazing. Now when someone leaves a nasty comment you have a

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-25 Thread Chris Becker
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Nathan critter...@crittermap.com wrote: How do I access I paid nothing happens no app It will not download to my phone These all result from the Market's failure to download, and the users' ignorance of the fact that they can go to 'My Apps'to try

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-25 Thread Nathan
Got a few good ones today: FC when trying to search, view profile, messages, pretty much everything but news feed and notifications. Fix, this sucks. G2 CM7 Only problem with this? My app doesn't have search, view profile, messages, news feeds or notifications. This person clearly meant to

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-25 Thread Nathan
On Apr 25, 10:12 am, Brandon Newsome newsome...@gmail.com wrote: From my experience I like to mobilize my positive users ...communicate with them regularly through a dev message, offer my phone number (Google voice) and respond directly to negative comments in the description the turnout has

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-25 Thread Nathan
On Apr 25, 10:13 am, Chris Becker usabec...@gmail.com wrote: But you can add a *note* to your product description about where to get the app download if the market fails or on your product website faqs if you have one.  Yah, kind of silly... but if you were worried about it, that's what I

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-25 Thread Brian Conrad
On 04/25/2011 10:50 AM, Nathan wrote: On Apr 25, 10:12 am, Brandon Newsomenewsome...@gmail.com wrote: From my experience I like to mobilize my positive users ...communicate with them regularly through a dev message, offer my phone number (Google voice) and respond directly to negative

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-24 Thread Maps.Huge.Info
I believe the report spam button actually works. I've used it on several occasions when the comment was actual spam and the offending entry disappeared after a day or so. Not just from my view but from everywhere. It could be that if several people report a comment as spam, it actually get

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-24 Thread Mark Carter
It could be that it only works for real spam, but it doesn't seem to work for other stuff - for example, if someone names a competitor app. I don't know if you've tried marking that sort of stuff before??? On 25 April 2011 00:56, Maps.Huge.Info cor...@gmail.com wrote: I believe the report spam

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-23 Thread Mike Wolfson
This is my most frustrating comment so far: 1 star - scamware The same user sent me an email: u Y Typed n promcode. And didn't get my 25 dollar gift card. Help? I have no idea what they could be asking about, as my app doesn't even have ads that might have been misinterpreted. I wrote back the

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-23 Thread Maps.Huge.Info
You can always download the app yourself (I assume you've done that!) and answer back with something like: Developer Comment: @butthead - How can a free app with no ads be considered scamware? You've apparently misunderstood the very nature of the app or are confusing it with something else.

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-23 Thread Mark Carter
I would also mark it as Spam (although the non-existent Report Abuse button would make more sense). It most likely won't help though. It will disappear from your view of the Comments, but not from anyone else's, which exactly the opposite of what you want! 2011/4/24 Maps.Huge.Info

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-23 Thread Tim Mensch
A Report Idiot button would be even more useful. :) Tim On 4/23/2011 5:54 PM, Mark Carter wrote: I would also mark it as Spam (although the non-existent Report Abuse button would make more sense). It most likely won't help though. It will disappear from your view of the Comments, but not

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-23 Thread Jeff Kesselman
Sturgeons law applies to comments, too Sent from my iPad On Apr 23, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Mike Wolfson mwolf...@gmail.com wrote: This is my most frustrating comment so far: 1 star - scamware The same user sent me an email: u Y Typed n promcode. And didn't get my 25 dollar gift card. Help?

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-07 Thread Nathan
Well, I must say I got this one wrong. There I go, thinking this was one more user that thought they would be automatically charged when their DEMO expired. Turns out the phone went missing and then the phone thief bought the app with her account. I'm not all powerful enough to remotely wipe the

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-04-06 Thread Nathan
I'll add my own. Them: I am sorry to inform you that I did not purchase your app ,but since I lost my phone I can not return the app myself. If there is any way you can uninstall it from the phone at the number ###. Thank you and sorry for any incoveniences Me: I am sad that you didn’t

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-28 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
Only did this because [ Got to love those users ] one just posted a two star comment: Its sad this functionality isnt native to android. Its also sad that the dev offers expected features for a fee. So the user liked your app, thought it was so good that it should be native to the platform yet

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-28 Thread Nathan
On Feb 28, 1:25 pm, H m...@howardb.com wrote: You can now. I have installed my app on my phone using adb since I can't buy it on the Market. But when I look on the new web market, it won't show my app in the list installed but if I manually search for it, it does clearly state installed. I

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-24 Thread Mark Carter
Hi William - sorry if my last post came across that way. It was not that way intended. You make a fair point, but I do think the rating is unreasonable. Let's take a look at that analogy again: Right now, I'm sitting in Thailand and I can access hundreds of free ebooks on Amazon.com. The vast

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-24 Thread William Ferguson
Hey Mark, settle. I did mention in my post that it is unfortunate that the market does not filter by language. I think you need to be realistic about which countries you target with your app. If a country has a reasonable percentage of the population speaking one of the your languages for which

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-24 Thread Nathan
On Feb 23, 7:18 am, niko20 nikolatesl...@yahoo.com wrote: Yes for some reason it's hard for some users - they never seem to find the menu. I think it's an inherent problem in Android UI design; there is too much mystery meat. You can trigger actions with a long press, or maybe they are on the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-24 Thread Mark Murphy
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Nathan critter...@crittermap.com wrote: 1. Long click/Press and Hold. 2. Options Menu. FWIW, both of these will be less of an issue on tablets with the Honeycomb action bar, if you leverage it within your app. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-24 Thread Nathan
On Feb 24, 4:50 am, Mark Carter mjc1...@googlemail.com wrote: Let's suppose I decide to unpublish my app from all non-english speaking countries to prevent such negative feedback. How many support emails would I get from people complaining why they cannot find my app? Maybe this would

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-24 Thread William Ferguson
Mark, I 100% agree that the Market should let you filter the visibility of your app in other ways besides country/carrier. There are already filters applied based upon hardware. These are specified in the Manifest of the app. A filter based upon language/locale would seem to be a good addition.

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-23 Thread niko20
Yes for some reason it's hard for some users - they never seem to find the menu. I think it's an inherent problem in Android UI design; there is too much mystery meat. You can trigger actions with a long press, or maybe they are on the menu, or maybe the dev put a button on the screen instead. I

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-23 Thread William Ferguson
Well, IMO the user has a point. If the app is available in Japan (via market) it would be reasonable to expect that there is a Japanese translation. Imagine how pissed you would be to be inundated with thousands of apps in German/French/ Swahili etc. You have the option of restricting in which

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-23 Thread Mark Carter
It's not really a fault of the app, it's a fault of the marketplace which should allow filtering by language. Also, what about multi-lingual countries like India and Malaysia? Are you saying you should not make your app available there until you support ALL of their languages? If every dev

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-22 Thread Nathan
On Feb 18, 9:09 pm, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: This comment is choice: (3 stars) by Brian (February 18, 2011) Would have given it 5 stars if it would detect aliens and alert me when there mIght be an attack. -John Coryat Is this his way of saying he doesn't

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-22 Thread Mark Carter
Here's a good one for a little utility tool I wrote: 1star: 英語だし訳わからん。 which Google Translate translates to: However I do not know English translation. That's right, one star because the app (which is free and has no ads) does not have Japanese localisation! Also, it's the app's first and

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-19 Thread Chris Lang
I would give it 5 stars if it would alert me to where my ex girlfriends are and alert me not to go there. And that is not a joke! (but that one is) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To post to this group, send email to

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-18 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
This comment is choice: (3 stars) by Brian (February 18, 2011) Would have given it 5 stars if it would detect aliens and alert me when there mIght be an attack. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To post to this

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-18 Thread TreKing
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: This comment is choice: (3 stars) by Brian (February 18, 2011) Would have given it 5 stars if it would detect aliens and alert me when there mIght be an attack. LOL - wow. I want to believe the guy

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread YuviDroid
If you have an extra phone just create a new google account and use that to buy your own app ;) Then you can leave comments. YuviDroid On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:54 PM, String sterling.ud...@googlemail.comwrote: EXCEPT - this doesn't work for paid apps, because of the stupid Market limitation

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread Mark Carter
You could also issue yourself a refund later on! On 10 February 2011 20:02:07 UTC+7, YuviDroid yuvidr...@gmail.com wrote: If you have an extra phone just create a new google account and use that to buy your own app ;) Then you can leave comments. YuviDroid On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:54

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread Tim Mensch
On 2/10/2011 6:02 AM, YuviDroid wrote: If you have an extra phone just create a new google account and use that to buy your own app ;) Then you can leave comments. Wouldn't it be more in line with the Market agreement to ask a friend buy your app and leave a comment? A new Google account

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread Brian Conrad
I respond to comments using the blog on my site posting some of the comments there. And I have had users appalled by the negative comments on the Market that they post 5 star ones to retaliate. :-D On 02/09/2011 07:49 AM, Mike Wolfson wrote: I think it is critical that you reply to comments

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread TreKing
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Brian Conrad brianjto...@gmail.comwrote: I respond to comments using the blog on my site posting some of the comments there. And I have had users appalled by the negative comments on the Market that they post 5 star ones to retaliate. :-D I do the same, plus

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread cellurl
You know, the comment spam seems pretty simple to fix. 1. The comments should be more than one sentence. 2. You should be able to check, Was this review helpful?. Not to use the A-word, but Amazon has a much better system that I doubt is copyrighted... We should use similar on the Android

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread YuviDroid
I tried to re-read the TOSbut I can't find anywhere something about buying your own app. Could you enlighten me please? I read these: http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-10 Thread String
I'm not sure if it's in the TOS, but it is mentioned here: https://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=enanswer=141659 String -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To post to this group, send email to

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-09 Thread Romano
Hi guys, I absolutley need to share this with you as well! I was speechless! 1 Star by Jeanene (February 8, 2011) 1level for lite version?!?! Dumb. Don't waste your 12seconds on this. For your information the game is a brain training game: 1 Minute Game And the LITE version (which is FREE, by

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-09 Thread Mark Carter
I think it's OK to leave a comment on your own (free) app to respond to user comments. Lots of devs do it. I think the TOS says you cannot rate/comment your own app but as long as you don't pretend to be someone else, it's probably OK. Then again IANAL. On 9 February 2011 16:44:55 UTC+7, Romano

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-09 Thread Mike Wolfson
I think it is critical that you reply to comments in the market. As long as you clearly identify yourself as the developer (for instance, the name of the person I comment as, is the name of my app). While is may be against the terms of service (I am not sure this is the case) - it is very common

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-09 Thread String
EXCEPT - this doesn't work for paid apps, because of the stupid Market limitation on buying your own. So for those, there's no way to respond to comments. String -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To post to this group, send

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-09 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
How many have seen this comment spam? by twanna (February 9, 2011) Hey all if any of u are looking for cute singles check out dis site blah blah blah I find some1 kool to chill wit every week using this haha It used to be another dating (read that ad farm) site but that one must have lost its

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-09 Thread Nathan
I do comment on my free app, but can't for a paid app. Right now, there is a blatantly false comment on the paid app. This means that, in my weekly newsletter, I will probably ask some users to comment. This is effective; out of several thousand on the mailing list, two or three will probably

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-07 Thread TreKing
I had to share this one: *1-Star* by Mike (February 7, 2011) Great app. A must-have for all city dwellers, but it won't get five stars until it supports train tracker. They're resorting to ransom tactics now. Because clearly this is the motivation I need to add new features. (Side note, the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-07 Thread Brian Conrad
On 02/07/2011 11:19 AM, TreKing wrote: I had to share this one: *1-Star* by Mike (February 7, 2011) Great app. A must-have for all city dwellers, but it won't get five stars until it supports train tracker. They're resorting to ransom tactics now. Because clearly this is the motivation I need

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Tim Mensch
On 2/3/2011 7:58 PM, Mark Carter wrote: Another problem is that LVL and in-app payments are strapped onto the Android Market app rather than built into the platform and so there's a problem regarding the millions of devices out there without Android Market. Don't forget all the countries where

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Al Sutton
Was any mention made of a way to identify when the app is being run by someone or in a country where in-app purchases will fail, or is it just going to be a try and hope for the best on the part of apps? Al. == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread String
I'd think you just wouldn't distribute an app which uses in-app billing in countries that don't support it. It's possible the Market console won't even let you, based on the manifest, but I'm reluctant to raise my expectations too much for anything related to the Market or Console. String --

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Brian Conrad
So why would somebody adjust the price for different countries? Just to have a rounded up price for that country? IOW, if your app is 99 cents US and is 92 in some other currency would you round it up to 99. Or is the concept to charge less in countries where a dollar is worth more? Thing

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread TreKing
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Brian Conrad brianjto...@gmail.com wrote: So why would somebody adjust the price for different countries? Just to have a rounded up price for that country? IOW, if your app is 99 cents US and is 92 in some other currency would you round it up to 99. Or is the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Al Sutton
I'd do it. My app is 0.99GBP and, over time has bounced between US$1.49 and $US1.69 and so has seemed cheaper, than or more expensive than, US$1.50 alternatives depending on the direction of the wind... sorry Googles chosen exchange rate. Al. == Funky Android Limited is registered in

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Nathan
On Feb 4, 11:39 am, Brian Conrad brianjto...@gmail.com wrote: So why would somebody adjust the price for different countries?  Just to have a rounded up price for that country?  IOW, if your app is 99 cents US and is 92 in some other currency would you round it up to 99.  Or is the concept to

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Tim Mensch
On 2/4/2011 1:33 PM, Nathan wrote: I don't know if anyone has done studies, but user perception (rational or not) plays a part in whether they will buy. I read something a while back about pricing; I think it was PopCap talking about trying $10, $15, and $20 price points for their casual games.

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Peter Sinnott
On Feb 4, 4:27 pm, Tim Mensch tim.men...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/3/2011 7:58 PM, Mark Carter wrote: Another problem is that LVL and in-app payments are strapped onto the Android Market app rather than built into the platform and so there's a problem regarding the millions of devices out

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Tim Mensch
On 2/4/2011 4:12 PM, Peter Sinnott wrote: Is Google Checkout not working really why countries do not have paid apps? I bought stuff with Google Checkout years before I could by paid apps. Huh. OK, then maybe I'm confused. But the main point still stands: Can in-app payments be made from

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-04 Thread Mark Carter
Some of these questions are probably best asked in this topic where some of the Android team are chiming in: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/43b87d23a50ca1a1

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread Mark Carter
Here's one user's response to the new Android Market website: You have no indication of the number of downloads until you open each and every app description page. This makes the entire site USELESS. All of it! Why did you even waste your time on this google? Talk about blow one deficiency

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread niko20
Hi, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) (John Coryat) I downloaded your app today to play with it, and I do have some comments: (I gave you 5 stars) 1. It is FAST! and doesn't require user intervention, that is great. Easy to use there. 2. I'm on a Droid original - I found personally that the

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread Richard Snow
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: The customer is always right. I submit these corollaries to the above statement: The customer is often crazy. The customer may be a fanatic. The customer may have delusions of grandeur. I resemble that

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread Nathan
On Feb 1, 12:00 pm, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: When someone criticizes a free app or wants more you could be waiting in the wings to pick up that money on the table. The problem with this sales method is it requires human intervention in the sale. For a 99 cent

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread Nathan
On Feb 3, 12:37 pm, Nathan critter...@crittermap.com wrote: True, but alternatives are not answering the email at all, or being drawn into a long email conversation. To succeed using this method, you need to either increase the price of the app or decrease the cost of the labor. .99 is

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
Niko, Thanks for the comments. I do have a forum that you could have used instead that would have been a more appropriate place but no biggy. I think the new in-app payment scheme may be the answer to the subscription model. I'll have to handle all the work on my server but I like that control

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread William Ferguson
Yeah, as long as you handle management of the subscription yourself, the Unmanaged PaytmentType would seem to allow it. My problem is that: 1) there is no way to interact directly with your subscription server from the market, so all interaction has to be via your app which means it can be

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
It would be much nicer if the Market introduces another PaymentType (Managed-Periodic) to cover subscriptions. That would be great. Nothing like having 40,000 developers each reinvent the wheel. I can see what will happen though. One of us will develop a really great subscription process,

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread William Ferguson
I suspect Google will bring out a Managed-Periodic style payment at some point. The question is when, and can you wait for it? If not, then as long as we can cover security we would be best served by collaborating on the work. But like i said, because it has the subscription will have to be

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-03 Thread Mark Carter
Another problem is that LVL and in-app payments are strapped onto the Android Market app rather than built into the platform and so there's a problem regarding the millions of devices out there without Android Market. On 4 February 2011 09:50, William Ferguson william.ferguson...@gmail.comwrote:

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-02 Thread String
Yeah, that's right up there with Doesn't work on , fill in the blank with any popular device. A long time ago, when the ecosystem was just starting to branch out from the G1, it was true that a certain percentage of apps had never been built to work on any other device - and so really

[android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-02 Thread Nathan
Most support emails I get read like a text message. But even a text message has 140 characters. Recent email: app notworking I can tell I will be digging in for a long chain here. One of the more common ones: Can't download Does this mean you can't download the app from the Market? That you

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-02 Thread Al Sutton
Still a long way from comment #5 by Delon on my app at http://market.android.com/details?id=com.funkyandroid.banking.android.expenses.demo At least they gave me 2 stars though :). Al. == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The views

Re: [android-discuss] Re: Got to love those users

2011-02-02 Thread String
Delon FTW. :^) That one's hard to beat. String -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Discuss group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

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