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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
