Re: [android-developers] Re: Reducing 1 star ratings for IM; strategies
17.12.2010 2:24, YuviDroid ?: What I was thinking of trying was to create a little app that has an icon so the user would have something to click on. from there I could tell them what they need to know. Actually, this helps me not get these comments for a silly little application of mine, which is a Bluetooth toggle widget. Before, I'd get a lot of them. Some were quite confusing, saying Doesn't work on device xxx, which made me think that my code is crashing on a particular device. Some others were Doesn't open on device xxx. They were split about 50/50. So I added a launcher icon to the application, it just displays textual step-by-step instructions, and a link to a web page with a visual guide on widgets (not mine, I found one and asked the owner for permission to link to it). This stopped the Doesn't work / Doesn't open 1-star comments, and surprisingly, no comments saying that the app shouldn't be in the applications list. For someone to complain about launcher icon, he/she has to actually understand what widgets are, and how they are not applications, and shouldn't be in the list. Those who don't, will not complain. Among those who do, hopefully some large percentage understands why the icon (and the help screen) is there. YMMV And by the way, Smart Keyboard has a launcher icon. -- Kostya Probably with this solution you would get comments like Shouldn't appear in the app drawer!!...1-star. I got comments like those with a clock-widget, where the main Activity just showed instructions... at the end I made that activity category android:name=android.intent.category.INFO http://android.intent.category.INFO /, in this way it didn't appear in the app-drawer but users could press the Open button through the Market and get the instructions. Maybe you could try something like that. Yuvi On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:56 PM, Brill Pappin br...@pappin.ca mailto:br...@pappin.ca wrote: laugh I'm with you John, that's exactly what we need :) I love that little Radar widget BTW, use it in my geocaching app :) With an IM it's even worse because there is no app icon and the user has to dig down a few settings levels to turn it on, then they have to enable it. What I was thinking of trying was to create a little app that has an icon so the user would have something to click on. from there I could tell them what they need to know. So, i was asking if anyone has tried that and if there are other ways I might be able to improve the user experience, like giving them an on/off button in that little app. I'm not sure that the system would let a 3rd party app change the keyboard though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com mailto:android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- YuviDroid Check out Launch-X http://android.yuvalsharon.net/launchx.php (a widget to quickly access your favorite apps and contacts!) http://android.yuvalsharon.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Kostya Vasilyev -- WiFi Manager + pretty widget -- http://kmansoft.wordpress.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Re: Reducing 1 star ratings for IM; strategies
Thanks Kostya, I think this is the way to go. I spend far too much time slapping my forehead wondering how some people understand enough to even use their phones. - Brill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Re: Reducing 1 star ratings for IM; strategies
My main app Radar Now! couldn't possibly be simpler. You just start the app and that's it. Even with its simplicity, I still get one star ratings that claim doesn't work or my favorite sux. There will always be the dolt who can't figure out how to screw in a light bulb and consequently claims it doesn't work. You'll just to accept that and move on. Just try to make all instructions understandable by the lowest common denominator and you should have less problems. One thing that might help is a new rating system for apps where device owners have to read some simple instructions and answer three questions. If they can't get at least one right, then they get a rating of imbecile and are prevented from seeing apps that have omit imbeciles. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Re: Reducing 1 star ratings for IM; strategies
laugh I'm with you John, that's exactly what we need :) I love that little Radar widget BTW, use it in my geocaching app :) With an IM it's even worse because there is no app icon and the user has to dig down a few settings levels to turn it on, then they have to enable it. What I was thinking of trying was to create a little app that has an icon so the user would have something to click on. from there I could tell them what they need to know. So, i was asking if anyone has tried that and if there are other ways I might be able to improve the user experience, like giving them an on/off button in that little app. I'm not sure that the system would let a 3rd party app change the keyboard though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Re: Reducing 1 star ratings for IM; strategies
What I was thinking of trying was to create a little app that has an icon so the user would have something to click on. from there I could tell them what they need to know. Probably with this solution you would get comments like Shouldn't appear in the app drawer!!...1-star. I got comments like those with a clock-widget, where the main Activity just showed instructions... at the end I made that activity category android:name=android.intent.category.INFO /, in this way it didn't appear in the app-drawer but users could press the Open button through the Market and get the instructions. Maybe you could try something like that. Yuvi On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:56 PM, Brill Pappin br...@pappin.ca wrote: laugh I'm with you John, that's exactly what we need :) I love that little Radar widget BTW, use it in my geocaching app :) With an IM it's even worse because there is no app icon and the user has to dig down a few settings levels to turn it on, then they have to enable it. What I was thinking of trying was to create a little app that has an icon so the user would have something to click on. from there I could tell them what they need to know. So, i was asking if anyone has tried that and if there are other ways I might be able to improve the user experience, like giving them an on/off button in that little app. I'm not sure that the system would let a 3rd party app change the keyboard though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- YuviDroid Check out Launch-X http://android.yuvalsharon.net/launchx.php (a widget to quickly access your favorite apps and contacts!) http://android.yuvalsharon.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Re: Reducing 1 star ratings for IM; strategies
You may get the comment: 1 star - Too many instructions: uninstall. You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not please all of the people all of the time. Paraphrased from Abraham Lincoln -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
