We currently don't use intent filters because of the confusion it can cause for users when more than one market is installed and because there's no guarantee a user won't uninstall AndAppStore at some point after installing applications. We recommend developers use the apps AndAppStore web page URL for any links website because that way it'll work even if AndAppStore isn't installed.
As a thought, is there any reason why you don't take users to a web page instead and offer them a choice of markets? That way you can also provide it as a download page for users searching the web for your app and you can update it at any time to ensure that it reflects any changes in the way any of the markets work (e.g. when Google changed how search operated for thier market - http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/a4e0e7b7f1206be4 ) Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 7 Sep 2010, at 11:49, Olivier Guilyardi wrote: > It's not just a few minutes of work. Dealing with alternative stores take some > extra time on every new release. > > Also, in my app I use market:// urls. A new store means a new app flavour with > specific hard-coded urls, which requires custom development, and makes my > build > system heavier. > > So I don't feel like adding my app to just any store. > > Your store looks cool. But, I can't find any documentation about intent > filters > on your site. Do you provide anything similar to the market:// links? > > Olivier > > On 09/05/2010 10:14 AM, Al Sutton wrote: >> Alternative markets suffer the chicken and egg problem; Without >> developers listing apps users aren't attracted to them, and without >> users attracted to them developers won't list apps, so it's really down >> to developers to decide which revenue model and markets they like, >> because if developers don't support alternative markets by listing apps >> then those markets will most likely go under and users without market >> will be left with less and less legal routes to get apps. >> >> Here are the last 3 months download stats, and yes we are growing, but >> keep in mind that we only have ~1% of the apps market has, and that >> market comes pre-installed on the most popular devices (so we have a >> fraction of the number of users market does); >> >> June 2010: ~100,000 app downloads >> July 2010 : ~115,000 app downloads >> Aug 2010 : ~150,000 app downloads >> >> The big jump in August was partly download Augen offering AndAppStore as >> a Market replacement after mistakenly shipping Market on their tablets, >> and the SmartQ v7 being released and many of it's users choosing to >> download the AndAppStore client (our figures show it as now being one of >> the top 5 devices running the client). Given this we're now >> pro-actively approaching OEMs and offering them the client on a royalty >> and contract free basis, which should help drive the numbers even further. >> >> But as I said earlier, without developer support the numbers will >> stagnate, so if you can spare 5 minutes then it's worth giving >> AndAppStore a try because even if you pick up a couple of hundred extra >> users that's more ad revenue, paid revenue, or just more people who get >> a chance to appreciate your work :). >> >> Al. >> -- >> >> * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * >> >> ====== >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company >> number 6741909. >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or >> it's subsidiaries. >> >> On 5 Sep 2010, at 02:18, Incognito wrote: >> >>> Downloads per month? Regardless of free or paid would be a nice >>> statistic. The statistics for the last 12 months would be interesting. >>> If you are growing then it may entice developers. >>> >>> On Sep 4, 2010, at 4:03 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> In all honesty we don't know. >>>> >>>> AndAppStore doesn't take a cut of sales so we don't so we don't stop >>>> developers listing apps which use an in-app payment method outside of >>>> our systems method to either upsell from a demo/lite version to the >>>> full version or sell additional features (and I know of some apps >>>> that use that sales route and use PayPal without involving us) so >>>> even if I gave a figure for sales via our systems it would miss out >>>> these other sales channels. >>>> >>>> If your interested give AndAppStore a spin. It takes about 5 mins to >>>> create an account and list an app, and if you're not happy with sales >>>> then you can set the releases to be unavailable to the public and >>>> your app gets delisted and all you've wasted is 5 mins. If, on the >>>> other hand, you get some sales then it could be 5 mins well spent :). >>>> >>>> Al. >>>> >>>> P.s. If you're wondering; The user pays the developer directly via >>>> PayPal, so we take nothing from your sales, we, instead, make our >>>> money from ads & customising our client for OEMs, and you get all the >>>> money from sales of your app. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4 Sep 2010, at 20:31, Incognito < >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What about the overall sales per month? >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 4, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Al Sutton < <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> From: "Al Sutton" < <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> Date: 4 Sep 2010 14:21 >>>>>> Subject: >>>>>> To: < <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom, >>>>>> >>>>>> Only app developers can give you revenue comparison figures (we >>>>>> don't know >>>>>> how much they earn via Market), but I can tell you we have several >>>>>> developers making hundreds of dollars a month in sales (and some >>>>>> into the >>>>>> thousands) through AndAppStore, and all that from about 5 mins work >>>>>> listing >>>>>> their app. >>>>>> >>>>>> As I've said before; Listing on AndAppStore doesn't stop you listing on >>>>>> Market, so doing comparisons isn't all that useful because it's not >>>>>> an a/b >>>>>> choice, it's an a/a+b one. >>>>>> >>>>>> Al. >>>>>> >>>>>> P.S. 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