After I rebuilt my app a few times w/o change the AndroidManifest.xml, my user told me now he can see it on the Android market. This seems a bit strange, but I am happier now.
SoftwareForMe.com wrote: "I guess Google expects others to fill the void and build business around the services we all need. For example, online market listings: there are now many." How can anyone build such a business when the market data is not available (without hacking, etc)? I have used many of the online market listings. None of them allow me to contact the user. Only one allows viewing multi-language comments, but that's very clumsy to use. I am frustrated because Google has all the data. If it decides just to lift its little finger for a few engineer-days, the data can be exported to Developer Console. And Google has not done anything for more than a year. And that's because it thinks developers like us a shiite. On Dec 1, 11:22 am, "SoftwareForMe.com SoftwareForMe.com" <softwareforme....@gmail.com> wrote: > @Nemat, > > Would you mind telling me if you can see PhoneMyPC in the Market on your > Tattoo? > > @tomei, > I too would like some of those services. I guess Google expects others to > fill the void and build business around the services we all need. For > example, online market listings: there are now many. > > I hope you're wrong about HTML5/Chrome; I'd like to see the idea of on-board > apps continue. There are many things you can do with an app that won't be > possible in HTML5 for many years to come. > > SoftwareForMe.com > Makers of PhoneMyPC > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:21 PM, tomei.ninge...@gmail.com < > > tomei.ninge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No, it's not protected. > > > On Nov 30, 10:12 pm, westmeadboy <westmead...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Is your app copy-protected? > > > > On Dec 1, 1:48 pm, "tomei.ninge...@gmail.com" > > > > <tomei.ninge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi SoftwareForMe.com, > > > > > Sorry for my ranting. I was/am really frustrated by Google's lack of > > > > developer support, especially related to the Market. > > > > > I really would like to have features like these: > > > > > (a) When I upload my app, it would be nice for them to give me a > > > > warning -- your app will not show up on these devices because of > > > > reason XXX. > > > > > (b) contact a user to address bad comments he posted about my app > > > > > (c) see comments from users, in all languages, in real time via the > > > > web > > > > > (d) see ranking, per-country statistics, etc > > > > > The Market has been operating for more than a year. I can't believe a > > > > company who claims to be a web company can't even do such basic stuff. > > > > > My only conclusion is -- Google doesn't want Android apps to be "too > > > > successful". They want everyone to use HTML5, web, etc, so that they > > > > can sell more ads. That's the direction they want to go with Chrome > > > > OS. So for developers like me who write a local, non-ad-based app, I > > > > can go screw myself. > > > > > On Nov 30, 9:06 pm, "SoftwareForMe.com SoftwareForMe.com" > > > > > <softwareforme....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Being a real lover of the Android platform, I'm a little frustrated > > that > > > > > things aren't perfect, that there are some devices that can't [yet] > > see some > > > > > apps, and that there are splinter devices (Archos) that won't have > > access to > > > > > the de-facto Android App market. > > > > > > Nonetheless, Google's market is amongst the top selling points for > > all > > > > > Android phones, is a key point of comparison when pitting Android is > > pitted > > > > > against Apple, WimMo, etc., and as such, will succeed and continue to > > grow, > > > > > in my opinion. > > > > > > I would very much like to chase phone models and make sure they can > > all see > > > > > our apps--we want sales as much as the next team--but I really > > believe this > > > > > thinking is backwards. OEMs should be the ones working to make sure > > their > > > > > phones have access to the widest array of apps possible. > > > > > > As long as we developers follow the standards, practice good > > development > > > > > practices and do the 'right thing' to make our apps run on all > > phones, the > > > > > continued problem of 'disenfranchised phones' will attract attention, > > and > > > > > it's the OEMs who will pay (HTC, being that they are so far the kings > > of > > > > > "can't do that"). > > > > > > SoftwareForMe.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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