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Showing posts with label Developers. Show all posts
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Android Developers Spamming Their Apps in the Market [Rants]


Whether you’re an Android user or a developer, I’m sure we can all agree on 1 thing: the Android Market is far from perfect. I’m not talking about the UI or even how “open” it is (another topic for another time), I’m talking about things like this.
CatNinjaFly. Or is it SuperNinjaCat? Or NinjaCatFly? It doesn’t matter what you call it because all would be the correct answer and that’s my problem. They are all the exact same games, from the exact same developer. Apparently, the developer NANJAANDROID thought he could gain a little more exposure out of his app, by spamming it in the Market under different names.
Did I download the game? Yes. Did I enjoy it? I mean – it’s a freakin’ ninja cat for heaven’s sake. But that’s beside the point. The point is, how does stuff like this go unnoticed in our Android Market and what should be done about it? I don’t want to down rate the game because it’s actually quite enjoyable. Honestly, I’m not sure what can be done about “app spam” like this but I can tell you this, it needs to stop. NOW.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Android Market Bug Leaving Developers Underpaid for App Sales


There’s a nasty little Google bug that’s been going around for about a week now in Android that’s leaving app developers underpaid for app purchases. Turns out this is a widespread issue where some developers are reporting that they’re being underpaid by as much as half of their app orders. Google is well aware of the issue and they’ve promised a fix for this bug very “soon.”
Google hasn’t been able to identify exactly what the problem was or given an ETA on the fix but they assure developers that they will be credited for missing app purchases once a solution has been found.
[Via Electronista]