You only have to look at the app store, it can be the difference between somebody downloading your software or not, even if it's free, or a free "lite" version.
The featured applications on the marketplace website have screenshots, so why not make say 1-4 half resolution screenshots in either portrait or landscape format supported in the store description. If the resolution of the device is an issue (Android devices with different resolutions), the marketplace could support uploading screenshots with different aspect ratios for different devices and the device could request the relevant set of screenshots. Screenshots do not equal more sales though, particularly with Androids (excellent) refund policy. They only equal another way to generate interest in your application. Your application still has to hold interest enough for the user to keep the application and not request a refund, or to download the full version of the application. Technically it's easy... any decent web developer could add this kind of functionality to an online marketplace application in a day. Adding the functionality to the in phone market application should be as simple as showing a thumbnailed version and clicking would pop up a sub activity letting the user browse the screenshots on the phone. Given that, I doubt it's a technical limitation. I have a feeling this has more to do with Google not having to review/ approve Marketplace submissions for inappropriate/illegal content than any technical issue. On Mar 24, 12:54 pm, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > Hear hear > > On Mar 24, 2009, at 7:41 AM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Come on Google hardly rocket science? > > Screenshots = sales! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
