Yeah, I couldn't agree more TreKing. I just can't get past not having more than 3 full tweets to describe a product I want people to pay for. It has proven to be very difficult for me as I'm constantly adding features to my football app. I like the idea of Read More, simply because it keeps the viewable section short but provides an option for us as developers to give more detail when the app in question requires it.
-- Chris Stewart http://chriswstewart.com Fantasy Football<http://chriswstewart.com/android-applications/fantasy-football/>- Android app for fantasy football fanatics and MFL owners Social Updater<http://chriswstewart.com/android-applications/social-updater/>- An easy way to send your status blast to multiple social networks On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:01 PM, TreKing <treking...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Natalie Hooper < > nataliehoo...@virginmedia.com> wrote: > >> I personally like the short descriptions - it forces you to think about >> what your app really does/how it is useful > > > It also forces you to omit key features and butcher the English language to > make the most of the limited space. > > >> and as a user it's good to be able to read short descriptions so I can >> quickly make up my mind whether an app is worth trying out. This enables me >> to actually check out more apps because reading description of one app >> doesn't take long. > > > No one would be forcing you to read the longer descriptions. Read as much > as you need to make up your mind. It would be up to the developer to write a > good, concise, to-the-point description that really sold the product. But it > would be really fantastic if we had that OPTION, so users can get all the > details they need without having to navigate to the app's website (which I'm > sure most people don't do). > > It would be absolutely TRIVIAL to allow a longer description but then have > the Market truncate it to the current 325 character and put in a "Read More" > button so the user had the option to read more if the first bit of text > intrigued them enough. > > Win for everyone and even the interns that are in charge of the Android > Market would be able to handle the programming required. Well, maybe ... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
