[android-developers] Re: What is the sorting order on Android Market?

Shame on google, this is the first market where there is no even
sorting method.
Sorting of the apps is really important, shame on google.

On Sep 19, 2:39 am, Zsolt Vasvari <zvasv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There is no sorting order as it appears that companies can "buy" a
> good place in the order.
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> The current #1 Financial App has debuted in the #1 spot.  That would
> never happen with no reviews and no downloads for any other "no name"
> app from an independent developer.  But since it's an app from a well
> known player in the field, it appeared as #1 and it has stayed there.
> Curious if the playing field is even -- it certainly doesn't appear to
> be.
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> On Sep 18, 7:17 pm, sblantipodi <perini.dav...@dpsoftware.org> wrote:
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> > I'm always disgusted from the Google policy.
> > My app has more "good" reviews, more downloads, more active downloads
> > and is
> > far above other fart app that no one downloaded.
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> > On Sep 18, 8:31 am, Pritam <pritamsha...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > From what I guess that while publishing the app, you choose a
> > > category, and your app will appear in this category.
> > > Now it may be too down the list, that is something related to SEO part
> > > similar to search engines, and may depend on many factors other than
> > > ratings, like number of downloads, active downloads, total user
> > > reviews, etc. and all that would obviously never will be openly shared
> > > and will keep changing.
> > > Sometimes it may happen things like,http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/12/googles-auto-correct-killed-the-laun...,
> > > though now fixed.
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> > > On Sep 17, 9:46 pm, sblantipodi <perini.dav...@dpsoftware.org> wrote:
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> > > > Hi all...
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> > > > Is there someone who can help me understanding how android market sort
> > > > the apps?
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> > > > One of my financial apps has 4.5stars, it has more download than other
> > > > apps but it isn't displayed in the financial section of the market.
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> > > > Why?
> > > > How the market sort the apps?
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> > > > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
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