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| author | Dirk Dougherty <ddougherty@google.com> | 2015-05-09 12:10:56 -0700 |
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| committer | Dirk Dougherty <ddougherty@google.com> | 2015-05-14 20:05:13 -0700 |
| commit | de401c82f58a9465593391fede942fe6ffd22ef1 (patch) | |
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Doc change: More changes to distribute files, Google Services page update.
Change-Id: I047ff9165c5844075561b31e42f8127d8819aeb0
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cardboard.jd | 51 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cast.jd | 49 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/about.jd | 66 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/faq.jd | 70 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/start.jd | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs | 14 |
6 files changed, 240 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cardboard.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cardboard.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c187ffd --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cardboard.jd @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +page.title=Build VR with Google Cardboard +page.metaDescription=Build apps and games with VR, for a viewer anyone can buy. +page.image=images/cards/card-cardboard_2x.jpg +page.tags=vr, carboard, games +@jd:body + +<p> + Virtual reality promises to transform the way players view games, taking them from a + flat world into the realm of 3D. And it’s not just games, any application that provides + a way to visually explore has the possibility to offer users more immersive experiences + with VR — like a virtual tour of a famous landmark or a way to visualise atoms in a + chemical compound. +</p> + +<div> +<img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/cardboard.jpg" /> +</div> + +<p> + Google Cardboard and the Cardboard SDK provides you with a practical, accessible way to + start developing VR, and your users with a simple, fun, and natural way to experience your + VR apps and games. +</p> + +<p> + Order or make your own <a href="https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/get-cardboard.html"> + Viewer that works with Google Cardboard</a>. And then find out more about <a + href="https://developers.google.com/cardboard/">developing with the Cardboard SDK</a>. +</p> + +<h2 id="tips">Tips</h2> +<ul> + <li>Review our <a +href="http://www.google.com/design/spec-vr/designing-for-google-cardboard/a-new-dimension.html"> + best practices for designing Cardboard apps.</li> + <li>Check out our <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cardboard">Stack + Overflow tag</a> to find and ask questions about Cardboard development.</li> + <li>Join the <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/111524380182206513071">Cardboard + & VR Developers community</a> on Google+ to stay up-to-date on Cardboard and + connect with other developers.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 style="clear:both" id="related-resources">Related Resources</h2> + +<div class="resource-widget resource-flow-layout col-13" + data-query="collection:distribute/googleplay/cardboard" + data-sortOrder="-timestamp" + data-cardSizes="9x3" + data-maxResults="6"></div> + + diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cast.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cast.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68c0584 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/cast.jd @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +page.title=Stream Your Content with Google Cast +page.metaDescription=Let users stream your video and audio content to TVs and speakers. +page.image=images/cards/card-cast_2x.jpg +page.tags=cast, video, chromecast +@jd:body + +<p> + The average person spends 3 hours per day watching the TV. With Google Cast + you make it easy for users to include your content as part of their viewing + schedule. All they need is an Android TV, a TV with a Chromecast plugged in, + or a Cast for audio device connected to their audio system. +</p> + +<div> +<img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/cast.jpg"> +</div> + +<p> + Google Cast is a great way to add value and convenience to your content + consumption apps, and extend their engagement with your users. +</p> + +<p> + <a href="https://developers.google.com/cast/">Find out how to get your app Google + Cast-ready</a>. +</p> + +<h2 id="tips">Tips</h2> +<ul> + <li>Cast devices can be low-power devices with memory, CPU, and GPU limitations, + so the receiver application should be as lightweight as possible.</li> + <li>User interaction should only take place on the Cast sender (phone, tablet, + or Chrome browser), not the Cast receiver.</li> + <li>While content is loading, provide animated loading indicators and use transitions + to help make things feel faster on the Cast sender interface.</li> + <li>Let users know your app is “Google Card-enabled” in your store listing and use + the <a href="https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/ux_guidelines#brand-guidelines">Google + Cast badge</a> on your website and marketing materials.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 style="clear:both" id="related-resources">Related Resources</h2> + +<div class="resource-widget resource-flow-layout col-13" + data-query="collection:distribute/googleplay/cast" + data-sortOrder="-timestamp" + data-cardSizes="9x3" + data-maxResults="6"></div> + + diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/about.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/about.jd index c542e0f..5a15490 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/about.jd +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/about.jd @@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ page.tags="families" @jd:body <p> - In several weeks, a new family-focused experience on Google Play will give - users new ways to browse, search, and discover high quality apps and games - for their families. + If you got great apps targeting kids and/or families, the family-focused experience + on Google Play is a great way to make them discoverable by parents. </p> -<p> - To support a more family-friendly store, developers are invited to opt-in - family-focused apps and games to the new Designed for Families program. Apps - that meet the <a href= +<p>Developers are invited to opt-in these apps and games to the new Designed for + Families program. Apps that meet the <a href= "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6184502">program requirements</a> will be shown in the new family experience so that parents can find suitable, trusted, high-quality apps and games more easily. @@ -31,11 +28,62 @@ page.tags="families" store. </p> +<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2> + +<p> + By opting-in to Designed for Families, parents can easily find your family-friendly + content on the Google Play store however they are accessing it. +</p> + +<h3>Search</h3> + +<p> + Only content opted-in to the Designed for Families program will show up in search results + from any of the family sections. This is a huge boost to this content as a majority of + searches on the Play Store containing the terms “apps for” or “games for” are related to + kids. +</p> + +<h3>Browse</h3> + +<p> + Family sections within Apps, Games, Movies & TV and Music provide enhanced discovery for + parents. These sections act as true home pages and contain unique categories tailored to kids + content, specific age-based categories, and merchandised content. +</p> + +<h3>Character pages</h3> + +<p> + All content for particular popular characters can now be found in one place on character pages, + including apps, games, movies, tv, and books. It’s a powerful way to promote children’s brands + across content, and allows you to reach a highly relevant and targeted audience. Character + pages are also a way to alleviate concerns around IP protection, since only properly licensed + content is on these pages. +</p> + +<h3>Merchandising</h3> + +<p> + The family sections have their own merchandised content, with new opportunities for featuring + on the home pages of the family sections and and within the age-specific home pages. The pages + are curated to ensure quality and limited to only content opted-in to Designed for Families + and appropriate for specific age ranges. +</p> + +<h3>Badging</h3> + +<p> + Apps opted-in to Designed for Families will receive family-friendly badges, which are a marker + of quality and signal to parents that apps are suitable for users of specific ages groups. + Clicking on a badge also leads you to other apps and games with that badge. +</p> + <h2 id="elibibility">Eligibility</h2> <p> - Apps in the family-friendly experience on Google Play will be more - discoverable by parents and families, who expect the apps to be age + Apps in the family-friendly experience on Google Play are more + discoverable by parents and families, who expect the apps to appeal to kids under 13 and be age appropriate. The Designed for Families program is designed to be inclusive of apps that are made for kids as well as those that can be enjoyed by the entire family. To address this audience, there are specific guidelines and diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/faq.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/faq.jd index c6fbf86..9f916a8 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/faq.jd +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/faq.jd @@ -78,14 +78,44 @@ page.metaDescription=Questions and answers about Designed for Families </dd> <dt> + If I distribute my apps globally, do I need to provide a translated version + of my privacy policy for each separate language APK? + </dt> + <dd> + No, you do not need to translate your privacy policy. However, if you + distribute your apps in a few select countries, it is advised that you do + translate your privacy policy. + </dd> + + <dt> + How do I decide what age group to select? + </dt> + + <dd> + Age groups are: Ages 5 & Under, Ages 6-8, and Ages 9-12. If you select one of these + age groups, your content must be appropriate for children in the age ranges. You may + select the General Audience category only select if your app targets both children + under 13 and adults. + </dd> + + <dt> + What will be different about my app if I select the General Audience category? + </dt> + + <dd> + There is not a dedicated section for General Audience apps within the family sections. + In addition, you can use Google+ Sign-in or Google Play Game Services as an optional + feature, but child users must be able to access the app or game in its entirety + without signing into Google+ or Google Play Games Service. + </dd> + + <dt> How many age groups can I select? </dt> <dd> - You can select up to two adjacent age groups. Age groups are: Ages 5 & - Under, Ages 6-8, and Ages 9-12. However, if your app targets audiences - comprised of children and older audiences, you must select the <em>General - Audience</em> category. + You can select up to two adjacent age groups only if your app is appropriate for + multiple age groups. </dd> <dt> @@ -238,12 +268,12 @@ page.metaDescription=Questions and answers about Designed for Families <dl> <dt> - Can you give me more details on the advertising policies for Designed for + Are ads allowed? Can you give me more details on the advertising policies for Designed for Families? </dt> <dd> - Read the <a href= + Yes, ads are allowed as long as the adhere to the <a href= "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6184502#ads"> ads policy for Designed for Families</a>. </dd> @@ -258,6 +288,23 @@ page.metaDescription=Questions and answers about Designed for Families </dd> <dt> + What about full page ads? + </dt> + + <dd> + You may use full page ads as long as the ad can be dismissed without the user having to + interact with it in other ways. + + <dt> + Am I allowed to use house/first party ads and product placements within my app? + </dt> + + <dd> + House ads are allowed, but they must comply with <a + href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6184502#ads">ads policies</a>. + </dd> + + <dt> How do I know that my ad network complies with the advertising policies for Designed for Families? </dt> @@ -328,6 +375,17 @@ page.metaDescription=Questions and answers about Designed for Families a different category in the Play store. Apps that have not selected another category will be assigned to the Casual Games category. </dd> + + <dt> + How can users find character pages? + </dt> + + <dd> + Character pages are found through the “Popular Characters” tab within each of + the verticals. They can also be accessed from character-specific badges on details + pages of character content. + </dd> + </dl> <div class="paging-links" style="padding-top:.75em;"> diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/start.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/start.jd index af4eb3a..0e773bd 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/start.jd +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/families/start.jd @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ page.metaDescription=Join Designed for Families in just a few simple steps. Now that your app is ready to publish, you can opt-in to Designed for Families directly from the <a href= "https://play.google.com/apps/publish/">Developer Console</a>. Opt-in means - that you want your app to be made available on the new family-friendly + that you want your app to be made available on the family-friendly experience on Google Play in addition to the category you’ve selected on the Google Play Store. </p> @@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ page.metaDescription=Join Designed for Families in just a few simple steps. style="border:2px solid #ddd;margin:1em 0;"></li> <li>Choose your target age groups from: Ages 5 & Under, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12, or General Audience (for apps which target children and older - audiences). If your app targets more than one age group, you can choose up to - two adjacent age groups. Apps with an ESRB 10+ rating can only choose an - age target of 9-12 or General Audience. + audiences). You can choose up to two adjacent age groups only if your app + targets more than one age group. Apps with an ESRB 10+ rating can only choose an + age target of 9-12 or General Audience. <!--Apps that are found to be inappropriate + for the age groups selected will --> </li> <li>Choose a category for your app for the new family-focused experience on @@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ page.metaDescription=Join Designed for Families in just a few simple steps. <p> If you opt-in an app that's already published on Google Play and it doesn't meet the program requirements, it will remain available to all users but won't - be added to the new family experience until you update the app to meet the + be added to the family experience until you update the app to meet the program requirements. </p> diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs index 78a3731..8a321bb 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ </li> <li class="nav-section"> <div class="nav-section-header empty" style="font-weight:normal"><a href="<?cs var:toroot?>distribute/googleplay/guide.html"> - <span class="en">Finding Success on Google Play</span> + <span class="en">Finding Success on <span style="white-space:nowrap">Google Play</span></span> </a> </div> </li> @@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ </div> </li> <li class="nav-section"> + <div class="nav-section-header empty" style="font-weight:normal"><a href="<?cs var:toroot?>distribute/googleplay/cast.html"> + <span class="en">Stream Your Content<span style="white-space:nowrap">with Cast</span></span> + </a> + </div> + </li> + <li class="nav-section"> + <div class="nav-section-header empty" style="font-weight:normal"><a href="<?cs var:toroot?>distribute/googleplay/cardboard.html"> + <span class="en"><span style="white-space:nowrap">Build VR with Cardboard</span></span> + </a> + </div> + </li> + <li class="nav-section"> <div class="nav-section-header" style="font-weight:normal"><a href="<?cs var:toroot?>distribute/googleplay/families/about.html"> <span class="en">Designed for Families</span> </a> |
