TL;DR: Google updated its Google Play policies and we updated the AppBrain SDK to be fully compliant with the policies. Apps with older SDK versions need to upgrade to version 16.00 or later before June 28.
(Edit: the enforcement date was originally May 29th, but we discussed with Google to…
On December 10th, Google sent out emails “[Action Required] Switch to the Play Referrer API by March 1, 2020” to many Android developers. The AppBrain SDK could be the cause, as the SDK tracks referrals and shows them in the Analytics part of our dashboard.
Short summary: what should I do?
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Researching phone market shares became easier today: AppBrain now shows country distributions for popular Android devices.
Let’s take the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 as examples which are available at https://www.appbrain.com/stats/devices/hu5nmbq/samsung-galaxy-s8 and https://www.appbrain.com/stats/devices/4freomy/xiaomi-redmi-note-4.
These devices both have a global market share of a little above 1%…
Wouldn’t it be great if you could change when your app shows ads without relaunching it?
Let’s say your app’s installs skyrocket and you want to quickly change which ads are being shown when. Mediation platforms can optimize which ads are shown, but not when they are shown.
AppBrain Monetize is a great way to earn money with your Android app by offering your users free apps to install. We’re rolling out server-side mediation, which increases the monetization potential of the AppBrain SDK.
We identified that not all users are a good fit for our app-install ads (also called…
Google has released an updated version of the Google Play policy. The most impactful change is that incentivized installs are now forbidden:
Source: https://play.google.com/about/storelisting-promotional/ratings-reviews-installs/, emphasis ours
If you’re still promoting your app with incentivized installs, now is the time to stop and look at non-incentivized installs. AppBrain Promote is one of the many platforms that you can use.
This change, and others, don’t impact the AppBrain SDK. The AppBrain monetize service is still 100% Google Play compliant.
Promoting your app at AppBrain has become cheaper for many countries in the world. It is time to set up your new campaign!
Today, we have adjusted the minimum CPI bid prices for over 150 countries around the world.
For 144 countries the minimum CPI bid has gone down. For many…
Getting the right value out of app promotion campaigns is hard! External attribution platforms can help, as they provide you with deep insights about the value of the users you’re acquiring. As an AppBrain Promote user you can now also use this powerful technique, as we integrated the most used…
