Mobile apps in google play store make common mistakes and therefore are unsuccessful. This article illustrates 15 common mistakes of mobile apps. Turn these into a check list, this way you could easily avoid them.
Mobile apps are an efficient channel of digital marketing which is used by corporations wanting to reach their target audiences without constraints of time or location and to increase their income via mobile marketing. Mobile apps are also a field in which app developers also make a profit by making various apps for themselves or their customers.
App stores like Google Play Store and Apple Store which allow apps to reach more users are the focal point for mobile users, and companies or people who want to provide their apps for user’s convenience. However, any app developed can not take part in these stores without any checks. Stores are developing some acceptance criteria for the apps to provide a better service to their users.
Google Play Store, which has about 1.7 million mobile apps for devices compatible with the Android operating system, also defines some standards regarding the apps. Google Play Store does not have a preliminary approval process; rather it approves by inspecting apps that are completely ready to use. Lately, the Google Play Store has formed its content policy, regarding especially the content of the apps, based on mistakes often repeated by developers and companies. Google Play Store lists some of these mistakes as follows.
Mistakes most often repeated by Mobile apps in Google Play Store regarding the content
- Promoting mobile apps in user comments,
- Trying to underline the difference of the app by giving names of other mobile apps,
- Trying to learn from users how did they rank your mobile app,
- Sharing your own app’s link on comments under rivaling mobile apps,
- Encouraging users to rate your mobile app highly,
- To increase visibility of the mobile app, repeating the same keyword in-app introduction text or using irrelevant keywords,
- Using comments and content from digital environments without permission,
- Sending users SMS or emails without showing content from the mobile app,
- Not using push notification messages for advertisement,
- Adding hyperlinks to the browser, or adding icon of other mobile apps as a shortcut to your app,
- Not including a close button in the ad areas,
- If you are getting in-app advertisement, you should specify the end user license agreement. Using products and content belonging a trademark and therefore cause a copyright breach,
- Using misleading ads for your mobile app,
- Choosing another system than Google Play Store in-app payment system for payments,
- Trying to create an ad credential with user credentials for advertisement and analytics. Android Advertising Identifier may be used for these tasks instead.
Avoiding these mistakes stated by Google Play Store may make it easier for your app to get approved and included in Google Play Store. These points mentioned regarding content, promotion, and marketing, need be taken care of after your app being admitted into the store too.
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