In the Finance category where my app is, if I look at the Free apps, a lot of the top ones are Korean banking/stock apps, which no doubt come preinstalled on phones in Korea.
I don't understand why the market doesn't filter by language for app names, when it does for comments. On Dec 22, 3:15 am, niko20 <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the market ranking are more accurate now. My app, which has > over 20,000 downloads and a 4.6 rating, should certainly be higher > than an app that has only 1000-5000 downloads and a 4.0 rating. I > think they previously have too much emphasis on "active installs". > Looks like it's fixed now, and for the better in my opinion. > > -nik > > On Dec 20, 12:33 am, Mark Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Indeed I am painfully aware of this and have written in countless forums > > about it over the past couple of years! > > > "Country I am living in" dictates which "Country sim card I use" in order to > > have mobile broadband without paying huge roaming costs. Switching sim cards > > requires me to pop down to some nearby cafe to make use of their wifi and > > then access the Market for paid apps (or free apps unavailable in obscure > > countries - eBay, YouTube?). > > > How I love the sim card rule :( > > > On 20 December 2010 14:24, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Dec 20, 2:16 pm, Mark Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Right now, I'm > > > > unable to check its ranking on the Android Market app thanks to being in > > > a > > > > non-paid app country :( > > > > You know that it's the SIM card that determines if you can see the > > > paid apps, not your physical location. > > > > I have to do this as I live in Singapore and I cannot see some apps, > > > such as e-Bay (why, why?) and if I want to update it, I need to swap > > > in my (non-working) T-Mobile USA SIM card.... > > > > -- > > > 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]<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > [email protected]> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
