On Dec 15, 10:06 am, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: > > Many people noticed a rank drop when the active installs plummeted. I know I > went from #2 on my Nexus to hovering around #4-#6 in my paid category. Still > at #1 on G1 last I checked though. That's not proof though - it's not a huge > drop and who knows what other factors are involved. >
Yes, I've seen fluctuations here, but also don't know all the factors. I think that recent downloads make a difference, but how much weight is given to total installs vs last week installs vs yesterday's installs is what we'll probably never know. > > Not only are the stats completely unreliable, but don't forget that there > are a LOT of users that can barely work their phones. They may have figured > out how to download your app, but they may have not gotten around to > figuring out how to uninstall. > That would describe some of my users for sure. > Google's secret sauce for determining rankings is > not exactly public. True. This is one data point. When I had exactly 1000 downloads, I was just above many apps that said 500-1000 and just below many apps that said 1000-5000. At that point, it seemed that total installs was the only thing determining ranking. But as one gets closer to the top This is what I can do to help the community. I'll report back next month on how many installs I get from keyword search vs category browse vs related apps. This will only reflect my own apps but it should tell people something. Nathan -- 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
