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diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/promote/linking.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/promote/linking.jd deleted file mode 100644 index 4fdc5db..0000000 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/promote/linking.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,213 +0,0 @@ -page.title=Linking to Your Products -@jd:body - -<div class="sidebox-wrapper"> -<div class="sidebox"> -<a href="badges.html"> - <img alt="Get it on Google Play" - src="{@docRoot}images/brand/en_app_rgb_wo_45.png" /> -</a> -<p>For a link that includes the Google Play brand icon, check out the <a href="badges.html">Badges</a> page. </p> -</div> -</div> - -<p>Google Play provides several link formats that let you bring users to your -products in the way you want, from Android apps, web pages, ads, reviews, -articles, social media posts, and more.</p> - -<p>The link formats let you:</p> -<ul> -<li>Link to a specific app's <a href="#OpeningDetails">product details page</a></li> -<li>Link to a <a href="#OpeningPublisher">list of all of your apps</a>, or</li> -<li>Link to a <a href="#PerformingSearch">search result</a> of your choice</li> -<li>Link to a <a href="#OpeningCollection">collection</a> on Google Play</li> -</ul> - -<p>If you are linking from an Android app, you can also control whether the link -launches the Play Store application or the browser, which takes the user -to the Google Play web site.</p> - -<h2 id="OpeningDetails">Linking to a Product Details Page</h2> - -<p>Use the format below to deep-link users directly to a specific app's product -details page. At the product details page, users can see the app description, -screenshots, reviews and more, and then install it.</p> - -<p>To create the link, you need to know the app's fully qualified <em>package -name</em>, which is declared in the app's <a -href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-element.html#package">manifest -file</a>. The package name is also visible in the Developer Console. </p> - -<dl> -<dt><strong>From a web site:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<package_name></pre> -</dd> -<dt><strong>From an Android app:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>market://details?id=<package_name></pre> -</dd> -</dl> - -<p>Here's an example:</p> - -<p style="margin-left:1em;"><code><a href="http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps">http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps</a></code></p> - -<p>For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see <a href="#android-app">Linking from an Android App</a>.</p> - - - -<h2 id="OpeningPublisher">Linking to a Product List</h2> - -<p>Use the format below to link users to a list of apps published by you. The -product list lets users see all of the apps from a specific publisher, with -ratings, editorial badges, and an Install button for each. </p> - -<p>To create the link, you need to know your <em>publisher name</em>, which is -available from the Developer Console. </p> - -<dl> -<dt><strong>From a web site:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>http://play.google.com/store/search?q=pub:<publisher_name></pre> -</dd> -<dt><strong>From an Android app:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>market://search?q=pub:<publisher_name></pre> -</dd> -</dl> - -<p>Here's an example:</p> - -<p style="margin-left:1em;"><code><a href="http://play.google.com/store/search?q=pub:Google Inc.">http://play.google.com/store/search?q=pub:Google Inc.</a></code></p> - -<p>For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see <a href="#android-app">Linking from an Android App</a>.</p> - - -<h2 id="PerformingSearch">Linking to a Search Result</h2> - -<p>Use the format below to link users to a search query result on Google Play. -The search result page shows a list of apps (and optionally other content) that -match the query, with ratings, badges, and an Install button for each. </p> - -<p>To create the link, you just need a search query string. If you want the -query to search outside of the Google Play Apps listings, you can remove the -<code>&c=apps</code> part of the link URL.</p> - -<dl> -<dt><strong>From a web site:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>http://play.google.com/store/search?q=<search_query>&c=apps</pre> -</dd> -<dt><strong>From an Android app:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>market://search?q=<seach_query>&c=apps</pre> -</dd> -</dl> - -<p>Here's an example:</p> - -<p style="margin-left:1em;"><code><a href="http://play.google.com/store/search?q=maps&c=apps">http://play.google.com/store/search?q=maps&c=apps</a></code></p> - -<p>For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see <a href="#android-app">Linking from an Android App</a>.</p> - - - -<h2 id="OpeningCollection">Linking to a Collection</h2> - -<p>If your app is featured or appears in one of the Google Play Top charts or -collections, you can use the format below to link users directly to the -collection. The collection shows a ranked list of apps in the collection, with -ratings, short descriptions, and an Install button.</p> - -<dl> -<dt><strong>From a web site:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>http://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/<collection_name></pre> -</dd> -<dt><strong>From an Android app:</strong></dt> -<dd> -<pre>market://apps/collection/<collection_name></pre> -</dd> -</dl> - -<p>Here's an example:</p> - -<p style="margin-left:1em;"><code><a href="http://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/editors_choice">http://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/editors_choice</a></code></p> - -<p>For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see <a href="#android-app">Linking from an Android App</a>.</p> - -<p class="table-caption"><strong>Table 1.</strong> Collections on Google Play</a>.</p> - -<table> -<tr> -<th>Collection</th><th>collection_name</th> -</tr> -<tr><td>Staff Picks (Featured)</td><td>featured</td></tr> -<tr><td>Editor's Choice</td><td>editors_choice</td></tr> -<tr><td>Top Paid</td><td>topselling_paid</td></tr> -<tr><td>Top Free</td><td>topselling_free</td></tr> -<tr><td>Top New Free</td><td>topselling_new_free</td></tr> -<tr><td>Top New Paid</td><td>topselling_new_paid</td></tr> -<tr><td>Top Grossing</td><td>topgrossing</td></tr> -<tr><td>Trending</td><td>movers_shakers</td></tr> -<tr><td>Best Selling in Games</td><td>topselling_paid_game</td></tr> -</table> - - -<h2 id="android-app">Linking from an Android App</h2> - -<p>There are two general formats for links that are accessible to users on -Android devices, The two formats trigger slightly different behaviors on the -device:</p> - -<ul> -<li><code>market://</code> Launches the Play Store app to load the -target page.</li> -<li><code>http://</code> Lets the user choose whether to launch the -Play Store app or the browser to handle the request. If the browser handles the -request, it loads the target page on the Google Play web site.</li> -</ul> - -<p>In general, you should use <code>http://</code> format for links on web pages -and <code>market://</code> for links in Android apps.</p> - -<p>If you want to link to your products from an Android app, create an {@link -android.content.Intent} that opens an Google Play URL, as shown in the example -below.</p> - -<pre> -Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); -intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id=com.example.android")); -startActivity(intent); -</pre> - - -<h2 id="UriSummary">Summary of URL formats</h2> - -<p>The table below provides a summary of the URIs currently supported by the Google Play (both on -the web and in an Android application), as discussed in the previous sections.</p> - -<table> -<tr> -<th>For this result</th> -<th>Web page link</th> -<th>Android app link</th> -</tr> -<tr> -<td style="width:72px;">Show the product details page for a specific app</td> -<td><code>http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<package_name></code> -<td><code>market://details?id=<package_name></code></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td>Show apps by a specific publisher</td> -<td><nobr><code>http://play.google.com/store/search?q=pub:<publisher_name></code></nobr></td> -<td><nobr><code>market://search?q=pub:<publisher_name></code></nobr></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td>Search for apps using a general string query.</td> -<td><code>http://play.google.com/store/search?q=<query></code></td> -<td><code>market://search?q=<query></code></td> -</tr> -</table> - |