[android-developers] New tablet-specific area in the Market
I've noticed that the Market now has a tablet-specific section that will show 48-50 apps if you click into it. I've actually seen the number change from 48 to 50 throughout today. It leads me to believe that list is being automatically updated based on apps that are effectively tablet friendly. I know we're very much left in the dark as to how some of those things work, but does anyone have any insight as to how this list works? In my manifest file, I have min and target API level at 11 and the xlarge screen supported. Although, I didn't go in an explicitly reject the other sizes which I should probably do. I know there aren't many Honeycomb specific apps out there yet, so I've been checking to see if my app might show up on that list at some point. -- Chris Stewart http://chriswstewart.com -- 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
Re: [android-developers] New tablet-specific area in the Market
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Chris Stewart cstewart...@gmail.comwrote: I know we're very much left in the dark as to how some of those things work, but does anyone have any insight as to how this list works? If you're talking about the Featured Apps for Tablets section on the website, then the answer is probably the same as the old Featured section: no one here knows how they're picked and the people that do aren't going to tell you. - 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] New tablet-specific area in the Market
Right, and that was my assumption. If they're actually being picked by a human, then yeah I wouldn't assume someone would spill how that works. But, if they're being automatically updated based on apps that are set to be Honeycomb specific, that's what I was hoping to gain insight to assuming anyone would know if that's the case. As far as I can tell, that view is the only way to say show me tablet apps. You can't see them by category, or really in any other form, so I wouldn't be surprised in the least bit if there really are only about 50 of them available on the Market at this point. If that's the case, I would hope there's some automatic way that view is being updated as new Honeycomb-specific apps are being released. Until there's enough to justify the category and hand-picked featured system we see for the phone apps. -- Chris Stewart http://chriswstewart.com On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 3:06 PM, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Chris Stewart cstewart...@gmail.comwrote: I know we're very much left in the dark as to how some of those things work, but does anyone have any insight as to how this list works? If you're talking about the Featured Apps for Tablets section on the website, then the answer is probably the same as the old Featured section: no one here knows how they're picked and the people that do aren't going to tell you. - 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 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
Re: [android-developers] New tablet-specific area in the Market
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Chris Stewart cstewart...@gmail.comwrote: But, if they're being automatically updated based on apps that are set to be Honeycomb specific, that's what I was hoping to gain insight to assuming anyone would know if that's the case. Just going on the fact that it's called Featured, I'd say they're being hand picked. But again, this is one of those Market mysteries that we'll never get any insight on so ... - 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] New tablet-specific area in the Market
Sadly, very true. -- Chris Stewart http://chriswstewart.com On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 3:36 PM, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Chris Stewart cstewart...@gmail.comwrote: But, if they're being automatically updated based on apps that are set to be Honeycomb specific, that's what I was hoping to gain insight to assuming anyone would know if that's the case. Just going on the fact that it's called Featured, I'd say they're being hand picked. But again, this is one of those Market mysteries that we'll never get any insight on so ... - 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 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
