On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:55 AM, MapleWorks <[email protected]>wrote:
> I was wondering how people manage to find the best feedback on the apps > they create. > On the Android Market, for better or worse (usually worse). > We've developed an application as a test for the Android platform but the > community reviews on various sites are not the most helpful. > What community reviews? Do you mean sites that just aggregate the market comments? > Do people look to forums to post their app and get feedback or other > methods? > I put messages in the app itself stressing that people need to email me to get help. I also respond to user comments in the app itself. Not much more you can do. > I don't want to post our actual app here in case it is not allowed and I do > not want this to come across as spam. > Go ahead. You might get some actually useful, constructive feedback. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Fabrizio Giudici < [email protected]> wrote: > Same frustration in my experience. > Same frustration in every developer's experience, I think. > I've planned to add a specific form in the app itself for reporting bugs, > maybe they will be more willing to use it. > This is a good idea and something I'm planning for my next release as well. If you give users an alternative outlet from the Market that's easier to get to, it's likely they'll use it more. You'll still get 1-star comments from self-entitled duck-wads, but that's life. > Also I'm considering to embed in the app a simple poll that could be > periodically used to explicitly ask for feedback (and eventually prioritize > new features). > Also a good idea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
