My app got rejected by Amazon Appstore today because it searches for a third-party app (the well-known free ZXing barcode reader) on Android Market if the user tries to launch it from my app and it is not installed. The barcode reader acts as a functional extension to my app, launched via an intent, and I would not even know if it will come to Amazon Appstore. So I'm not pleased with the Amazon Appstore restrictions, and do not know of an elegant way to deal with this use case. There is a related and ongoing discussion in the android-discuss thread "Amazon Market - First red flag" http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/1879410c513b7df3/
On Jan 5, 11:05 pm, Leon Moreyn-Android Development <[email protected]> wrote: > The almighty Amazon.com feels that is should police the Android > Market for proper applications. On one hand I think this could be a > good idea but on the other hand this feels took much like an Apple iOS > development clone. With Amazon developing its own market place and > limiting which apps can appear there you are guaranteed a visible > market for your application. People who pursue amazon will know that > your app may meet some sort of standard and may consider buying it. > But just as good as that is, if Amazon is backed up with testing your > application and like apple takes two weeks to reject your application > based on some sort of merit what is to stop me from just uploading my > application directly to the market place. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. As > someone who develops on both sides of the spectrum I don't see the > implement of this Amazon App Market place as a good idea. I am curious > as to other developers take on this and how many plan to actually > develop to meet the amazon market guidelines. -- 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
