True you can add a URL - but Google missed a trick there too. URL's aren't even click-able - mad!
Come on, there is a linkify component within the Android API - why didn't the Google developers even use this for the market? On Mar 25, 8:08 am, mike quinn <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can include a URL in your application description, why dont you put > > screenshots of your app on your own website so that people can view > > screenshots and a more comprehensive description. *"Technically it's > > easy..." > > * > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 9:10 PM, ShrinkRay <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
