Good idea, but be careful, though.
I you do that, your app may appear on warez sites very quickly.

On May 13, 9:54 am, Filipe Abrantes <[email protected]> wrote:
> for beta testing, I would recommend you go to the forums (android
> community, xda-dev, etc) put the apk online on your website and announce
> it there... my experience tells me that people there are eager to
> experiment and are really helpful.
>
> cheers,
> Filipehttp://abrantix.org/rockon.php
>
>
>
> mike quinn wrote:
>
> > How about allowing beta testers to download your apk from a website
> > and not through the market. Only once ready for release put it on the
> > market.
>
> >> On May 13, 2009 7:13 AM, "Edward Falk" <[email protected]
> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> >> OK, fair enough.  We don't want to game the ratings, and that wasn't
> >> my desire.
>
> >> All I wanted to do was make it free for my beta testers, since I
> >> didn't feel that it was fair to charge them for testing my software
> >> for me.
>
> >> Is there any way to do this, or is just standard procedure to release
> >> untested software on the market?
>
> >> Is there any way to give away a paid app?  What if I wanted to have a
> >> contest -- tenth caller gets a free copy of my app.  That sort of
> >> thing.- Hide quoted text -
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