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 - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
