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diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about/visibility.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about/visibility.jd deleted file mode 100644 index 18f60e9..0000000 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about/visibility.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,246 +0,0 @@ -page.title=Visibility for Your Apps -page.metaDescription= - -@jd:body - -<div style="float:right;margin:0px 0px 24px 0px;"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-tab.png" style="width:420px" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p>A billion downloads a month and growing. Get your apps in front of millions -of users at Google's scale. </p> - - -<h2 id="reach">Worldwide reach, rapid growth</h2> - -<p>Google Play is the premier store for distributing Android apps. It’s -preinstalled on more than 400 million devices worldwide, a number growing by -more than a million every day. Android users have downloaded -more than <strong style="text-wrap:none;">25 billion apps</strong> from Google -Play, growing at a rate of more than 1.5 billion per month.</p> - -<p>When you publish on Google Play, you put your apps in front of Android's huge -base of active customers, in more than 130 countries and territories across the -world. </p> - -<p>Google Play is a central part of the Android experience. New users -personalize their devices with apps, games, and other Google Play content. -Existing users return regularly to see what's trending and new. Downloading new -apps is extremely convenient and fast— Google Play pushes apps to the -user's devices instantly, over the air. No cable or sync is ever needed.</p> - -<div style="float:left;margin:0px 20px 0px 0px;width:374px;"> -<div style="width:378px;padding:2px;"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-growth-downloads.png" style="width:600px;margin-bottom:0em;"> -</div> -<p class="image-caption" style="padding:.5em"><span -style="font-weight:500;">Growth in app consumption</span>: Users download more than -1.5 billion apps from Google Play each month.</p> -</div> - -<div> -<p>Google Play is also a top destination for visitors from the web. Anyone -with a browser can explore everything that Google Play has to offer from its <a -href="http://play.google.com/store">web site</a>. Android users can even buy and -install the apps they want and Google Play pushes them automatically to their -devices over the air. </p> - -<p>The accessiblility and convenience of the Google Play web -site give you new ways to drive traffic to your products from online ads, web -search, cross-linking, and more.</p> -</div> - - <div style="clear:both;"> -<h2>Built for app discovery</h2> - -<p>Google Play is designed to connect users with great apps and games. It -provides key channels to help your app get noticed and gain traction in the -marketplace.</p> - -<h3 id="ratings">User ratings and reviews</h3> - -<p>When you develop a great app, Android users show their appreciation through -ratings and reviews. They rate your app (out of 5 stars) after downloading it -and can post a short description of their experience. When other users are -considering your app, they look at the ratings and reviews as key benchmarks of -the app’s quality. </p> - - </div> - -<p>Your app’s rating is one of the most important factors influencing its -ranking in the various lists and search results in Google Play. It's also one of -the key signals that the editorial staff looks for, when curating apps and games -for promotion in the store.</p> - -<div style="border:1px solid #DDD;padding:1px;margin-left:110px;width:504px;"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-rating-web.png" style="width:500px;padding:0;margin:0;"> -</div> - -<h3 id="category" stdle="padding-top:2em;">Category browsing</h3> - -<p>When you publish an app in Google Play, you pick the category in which you -want users to find your app. More than 30 categories are available. Inside each -category, apps are ranked based on a combination of ratings, reviews, downloads, -country, and other factors. Many popular categories also start with a collection -of featured apps selected by the Google Play editorial staff.</p> - -<div style="clear:both;margin-top:2em;margin-left:10%;width:560px;"> -<div style="clear:both;margin-top:2em;"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gpp-cat-feature280-puzzle.png" style="width:180px"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gpp-cat-feature280-photo.png" style="width:180px"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gpp-cat-feature280-sports.png" style="width:180px"> -</div> -<p class="image-caption"><span style="font-weight:500;">Featuring in -categories</span>: Most app and game categories include a featured list curated -by the editorial team.</p> -</div> - -<h3 id="search">Search</h3> - -<p>Search on Google Play lets users pinpoint an app or game quickly. Search uses -powerful heuristics to suggest terms as the user types, and it offers direct -links to apps as suggestions. In results, users find the most relevant, most -popular apps at the top. </p> - -<div style="float:left;margin:12px 24px 0px 0px;"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-top-new-paid.png" style="width:250px"> -</div> - -<h3 id="top-charts" style="padding-top:1em">Top charts and lists</h3> - -<p>Top charts keep users in touch with what’s popular and trending with Android -users, right from the Apps and Games home pages. The charts are generated -several times each day based on recent download activity, keeping them fresh and -allowing new apps to move upward in the charts. To make the charts as relevant -as possible for users across the world, they are also country-specific in -Google Play's most popular countries.</p> - -<p>As your apps get traction and build momentum in downloads and ratings, -they’ll climb one or more of the top charts and gain even more exposure.</p> - -<div> -<table style="width:440px"> -<tr> -<td style="width:100px">Top Free</td><td>Free apps and games</td></tr> -<td style="width:140px">Top Paid</td><td>Priced apps and games</td></tr> -<td>Top New Free</td><td>Less than 30 days old</td></tr> -<td>Top New Paid</td><td>Less than 30 days old</td></tr> -<td>Top Grossing</td><td>Gross proceeds, free or priced</td></tr> -<td>Best Selling</td><td>Popular priced games</td></tr> -<td>Trending</td><td>New arrivals growing quickly in installs</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> - -<div style="clear:both"> -<h4 id="featured" style="padding-top:2.5em;">Featured, Staff Picks, Collections, -and Badges</h4> - - -<div style="float:right;margin-left:18px;"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-apps-home.png" style="width:180px"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-games-home.png" style="width:180px"> -</div> - -<p>The Google Play editorial team is dedicated to bringing the best apps to the -attention of users and setting the tone for app quality throughout the store. -It constantly reviews apps from across Google Play to find -not only the best-known apps and games, but also the “diamonds in the rough” that -they want more people to see. </p> - -<p>When the team finds great apps and games, it uses the <em>Featured</em>, -<em>Staff Picks</em>, and other collections to promote them to users.</p> - -<p>You can't nominate your app for featuring, but the team is always -on the lookout for great apps through a number of signals and indicators. -If you build an app that users love and that looks great on Android devices, -the editorial team will notice.</p> -</div> - -<h4>Featured and Staff Picks</h4> - -<p>Each week the Google Play editorial staff selects a new set of apps to -promote in its popular <em>Featured</em> and <em>Staff Picks</em> collections. -</p> - -The <em>Featured</em> collections highlight the latest and greatest app and game -titles available for Android. Category featuring highlights the best and most -popular apps in the top categories. - -<em>Staff Picks</em> collects all recently featured apps and games on Google -Play. To better reach tablet users, there’s a special <em>Staff Picks</em> -collection that highlights the best apps for Android tablets.</p> - -<div style="float:left;margin-right:18px;"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-collectibles.png" stydle="width:180px"> - -</div> - -<h4>App collections</h4> - -<p>From time to time the editorial staff puts together a collection of apps and -games based on a theme or seasonal event. The collections are popular with -customers because they are timely and relevant, and they provide a new way to -showcase great Android apps to users.</p> - -<p>The editorial staff chooses apps for collection promotions in a similar way -as for featuring—high-quality apps that show the best of Android on phones -and tablets. For collections the staff also looks for apps that can make an -interesting or unique contribution to the collection as a whole. </p> - -<h4><img style="margin-right:.25em;margin-bottom:.5em;" -src="{@docRoot}images/editorschoice_ann.png"> EDITORS' CHOICE</h4> - -<p><em>Editors’ Choice</em> is a curated collection of apps that highlights some -of the very best apps available on Android. These apps are chosen for high -quality and great UI, long-term popularity, and innovative use of Android -features.</p> - -<p>Apps chosen for <em>Editors’ Choice</em> also receive a badge that is -displayed wherever the app name is seen in Google Play.</p> - -<h4><img style="margin-right:.25em;margin-bottom:.5em;" -src="{@docRoot}images/topdev_ann.png"> TOP DEVELOPER</h4> - -<p>Top Developer is a badge recognizing established, respected developers for -their commitment to launching high-quality and innovative apps on -Android. The Google Play editorial staff selects developers awards a Top -Developer badge from time to time, based on the cumulative work of the -developer.</p> - -<p>The Top Developer badge appears next to the developer name wherever it is -displayed in Google Play. For a developer, the badge means long-term recognition -of all of your apps. For users, the badge signifies an additional level of trust -and confidence in your products.</p> - -<h3 id="details">Rich, colorful product pages</h3> - -<p>In Google Play, your app’s storefront is its <em>product details page</em> -— a rich and colorful page that lets you promote your app, highlight its -ratings and reviews, and show what your app can do. - -<p>Your product details page is the one page where your users come to find out -everything about your app. When they see your app listed in search results, top -charts, category listings, and collections, one tap takes them directly to your -product details page.</p> - -<div style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"> -<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-details-pages-magicpiano.png" style="width:500px"> -</div> - -<p>You can manage your product details page through the <span -style="font-weight:500">Google Play Android Develeper Console</span>, from any -web browser. Just sign in, upload or update your brand assets, and enter your -product details in the languages of your markets. </p> - -<p>When you publish, Google Play adds your app’s ratings, reviews, links to your -other products, and more, and makes sure your product details page looks great -on phones, tablets, or in a web browser.</p> - -<p>You can link web users directly to your product details page from outside -Google Play, such as from your web site, an ad campaign, reviews, social media -posts, and more. See <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/promote/linking.html">Linking -to Your Products</a> to find out how. </p> - -<p>To learn more about how to create your product details page, see -<a href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/publish/index.html">Publishing on Google Play</a>.</p> |