Nothing is impossible, but I doubt it in this case. My app is probably the 2nd most popular (but the highest average rating) among it's direct competitors, but the #1 app has not moved down in ranking, actually the opposite. My app has also never been on the front page that I know of, which I agree, features the same apps all the time.
On Mar 9, 3:54 pm, DraganA <[email protected]> wrote: > On the other hand, maybe Google realized that a lot of people are > bored with seeeing the same old apps on the front Market page week in > week out. I think this "old system" created a bigger and bigger divide > between established apps and the new apps that have no chance to even > come near the big ones, so people never see them. In turn established > apps make more and more money and the small apps just bump around the > bottom even though they may be just as good. > > On Mar 9, 2:51 am, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It's good to know that I am not alone. I've gone through various > > channels now, but I haven't had an answer yet from any of them, not > > too surprisingly. > > > I don't know about the algorithm change -- the install % is pretty > > black & white in my book and none of my main competitors have suffered > > the same ranking loss. > > > If this won't get "fixed", I will have no choice just to abandon my > > app as my sales the last few days don't make it feasible to continue > > with it. > > > On Mar 9, 9:45 am, String <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Just to make myself heard: you're not alone here, Zsolt. I don't monitor > > > my > > > install percentage closely (I have enough on my plate already) but the > > > last > > > week or so, my rankings have all nosedived, with sales following right > > > behind. No updates in the timeframe, no other externalities AFAICT. > > > > I'm pretty certain it's an algorithmic change behind the scenes on the > > > Market. Whether it was intentional or not, I can't say. > > > > String- 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
