It’s kinda silly asking them not to use their identity system that was meant precisely for this sort of thing. A user doesn't have to “use” g+ to have a g+ account, and the review process is straightforward when you already have a profile set up on the account you're using to access the Play store with. Perhaps some refinements are in order but as mentioned it doesn't seem to be fully rolled out yet.
The Play sore app does even require a Google Plus account when you just want to leave a rating.
Ratings are 100% anonymous as they don't show up in the reviews and are global (where as reviews a language specific).
This just doesn't make sense to me.
Mobile apps that require a e.g. facebook account as their only sign up have up to 50% drop offs because people don't want to sign in with a service like Facebook.
I strongly believe that ratings and reviews are a core function of a app store eco system. Links to profile pages don't give me as a person who wants to download the app a real benefit.
Google did a really nice job with their NLP to highlight reviews that had more depth in the store overview.
My guess is that after it's rolled fully they will log interactions and iterate accordingly. And I'm sure they care about the health of their ecosystem at least as much as you do. Remember that creating a Google account now also creates a G+ profile, account and profile go in tandem now.
Ya. I don't really see the big deal. But I already have a G+ account (even though I hardly use it) so I can't speak about the user flow when you don't already have one. I've also never left a review... only ratings. shrugs
yes. My point was that since I've only left ratings, I don't believe my G+ profile is visible thus no real concern to me. Others seem to be very irritated with this change. It doesn't bother me.
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It’s kinda silly asking them not to use their identity system that was meant precisely for this sort of thing. A user doesn't have to “use” g+ to have a g+ account, and the review process is straightforward when you already have a profile set up on the account you're using to access the Play store with. Perhaps some refinements are in order but as mentioned it doesn't seem to be fully rolled out yet.
And reviews have somewhat more authoritative looking profiles behind them now, for example: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.etsy.andro...
Also I'm not sure that the boilerplate G+ bashing is necessary.
The Play sore app does even require a Google Plus account when you just want to leave a rating. Ratings are 100% anonymous as they don't show up in the reviews and are global (where as reviews a language specific). This just doesn't make sense to me.
Mobile apps that require a e.g. facebook account as their only sign up have up to 50% drop offs because people don't want to sign in with a service like Facebook.
I strongly believe that ratings and reviews are a core function of a app store eco system. Links to profile pages don't give me as a person who wants to download the app a real benefit. Google did a really nice job with their NLP to highlight reviews that had more depth in the store overview.
My guess is that after it's rolled fully they will log interactions and iterate accordingly. And I'm sure they care about the health of their ecosystem at least as much as you do. Remember that creating a Google account now also creates a G+ profile, account and profile go in tandem now.
Ya. I don't really see the big deal. But I already have a G+ account (even though I hardly use it) so I can't speak about the user flow when you don't already have one. I've also never left a review... only ratings. shrugs
as mentioned, even ratings are not possible without a linked account anymore. Also changing a rating is not possible anymore...
yes. My point was that since I've only left ratings, I don't believe my G+ profile is visible thus no real concern to me. Others seem to be very irritated with this change. It doesn't bother me.