Ugh.... Google needs more prodding I guess. I sent this to the feedback form on the Dev Console:
*Since dec 10 or so, the ranking for my app has been in a steady decline.* *Many other high rated apps see the same.* *Other developers have tracked this down to a new feature you introduced in the Google Play app that lets you rate suggested apps.* *This new feature is confusing to the customers: do they rate the app (yes) or do they rate the suggestion (no)?* *Many think they are rating the suggestion.* *Apps should only be rated if the user actually has installed the app.* *Please remove the quick suggestion rating.* It's a good thing I had a large installed base to dilute the drop. Still, it needs to be fixed asap. Here is mine: <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ih5iT0ud1s4/UtgTQr_e58I/AAAAAAAACQc/rj8Rv6rfrtM/s1600/drop.png> On Saturday, December 28, 2013 2:02:53 AM UTC-8, a1 wrote: > > My app is 4.9 rating since a very very very long time and all very very >> few bad rating always had comments. >> Since 14 days I start to have lot's of 1 or 2 stars rating without any >> comments and without having released a new version or the app having >> problems. >> There's still the same amount of 4 / 5 star rating coming every day. >> > > It's an effect of quick rating (suggestion) box introduced in Play store > around 10th December (see: > http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/12/05/download-latest-google-play-store-4-5-10-with-shared-play-store-activity-iap-indicators-and-more/ > ). > > -- > Bart > -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
