Sort results in market/play store? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi! Is there any way to sort search results on the Google market e.g. after downloads or views or rating? Thanks.
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Not currently possible in the app, but it should be possible on the website.

Yeah on the website it works but whyyyy is Google not integrating it in the app.
Isn't there the possibility to integrate this function in a mod somehow?
Thx
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Even on the website, the only options are by Popularity and by Relevance.
I wish i could sort by Rating, by Developer, alphabetically...

google seems to make it on purpose not to let you sort the results... MADAFAKAZ!! :x

Ev0luti0n_ said:
google seems to make it on purpose not to let you sort the results... MADAFAKAZ!! :x
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It can barely find information about anyone asking about sorting results from play store. xda developers must be only ones who think outside the box.

How we can make it sort every search results as i want.
Like downloads, stars e.t.c.?

Sorting seems to have been removed from the website as well. Damn it Google, why must you turn everything to ****.

I've just had to reinstall after a full reset, and this has to be one of the worst aspects of the play store. I wish I understood programming, but is there anyone can make an app to fix this lack of sortability and lack of filtering?
I'm with @Newtoys, why does google always go one step to far and mess up perfectly good things?

Agreed: Google makes it Harder, not Easier!
Searching for a small business collaboration app
Only returns results with app that have the word "collaboration" in the title?
If I was a developer, I would be reluctant to ever get involved,
how are potential customers supposed to find your App if you don't give it a name that sound too much alike all the other apps in the same category.
And Furthermore: I don't care about the icon, I want to be able to scan an encapsulation of the capacity of the app... Who cares what color the button is going to be on my screen !!!
If Google is the "Ultimate Search Engine" why then can't I use a Google search to go through the Play Store Apps..?
NO !!! Instead it returns a listing of Other Web Sites and the Apps that they recommend ?

I am with you guys on this. Been wondering this for years now. I also found it weird that when I try and Google search this issue, this thread is the only one relevant to our problem. I'd be willing DL a modified play store app even. The worst is when I want to see about any new/updated apex themes and I have to browse a library of themes I've seen before.

billybag said:
I am with you guys on this. Been wondering this for years now. I also found it weird that when I try and Google search this issue, this thread is the only one relevant to our problem. I'd be willing DL a modified play store app even. The worst is when I want to see about any new/updated apex themes and I have to browse a library of themes I've seen before.
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lol, exact same f##@ up when im going thru Layers themes !! Usually we need the latest updated themes since they work as expected with updated AOSP Roms...but stupid google wont let me sort a list of apps by the 'last updated' date !!
Any 3rd party apps that browse the entire play store app catalogue and have the ability to sort them by their last updated date ?

same here... i want to sort apps by it size since the day start using play store but never see such feature or any proper useful sorting method in play store.. and when google for sprting apps, i end up right here... hope some1 has the solution for this... seriously...

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Google Play - What do you think? - Goodbye "Android Market"

Google Play really seems to be a relaunch of the market, books and music. They've basically just changed the names. Still, it sounds cool
What do you think?
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http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-google-play-all-your.html
If you're confused
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Quinny899 said:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-google-play-all-your.html
If you're confused
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it looks exactly the same no change lol.
Reply I posted on similar thread in the Wildfire section.
I kind of get the idea, but Google Play? Seriously...? That's the best name they could come up with? ಠ_ಠ
A: Dude, I found an epic app!
B: Really? What's it called?
A: Search for [app name here] on Google Play
Just doesn't sound right
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Also, there's one good part about it. A couple of apps are 50 cents
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...yZWRfYXBwc19fXzFfcHJvbW9fMTMzMTA1ODM2NDgyNSJd
No difference, although Amazon really need to open up the appstore to other nations now.
Is there a new APK now it's known as Google Play?
Aw, market.android.com redirects to play.google.com
Anyone have the new Play Store apk?
joenathane said:
Anyone have the new Play Store apk?
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i also want an apk of the new play apps >_<
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533862 will probably end up being posted there
Think its a bit childish, the new icon is the only good thing.
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I was just playing music in Google Music, it paused, crashed, and then Google Play took over exactly where I left off in the song.
Damn, that was seamless.
though Google Play isn't available in Italy yet, where can i get google play APKs?
try here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533862
Its basically just a name change, and I saw on droidlife all froyo and newer devices will get the new "play" market update pushed.
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As most features like music and movie rent arent available in my country the change is mostly a non issue for me - but the thing about how newer apps will be on their cloud and not our phone looks a bit worrying, what about people without an unlimited data plan?
It's insulting! We love Android, stop calling it Google thiss or that.
Where the droid on the MARKET?
FU Google
I love the new design.
The name may not be awesome but it's still a name, it's better than the generic "Market" that leaves no impression after hearing it.
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I love the new design.
The name may not be awesome but it's still a name, it's better than the generic "Market" that leaves no impression after hearing it.
NixZero said:
As most features like music and movie rent arent available in my country the change is mostly a non issue for me - but the thing about how newer apps will be on their cloud and not our phone looks a bit worrying, what about people without an unlimited data plan?
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You've misunderstood what they said, check out howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57391700-285/five-things-you-may-not-know-about-google-play/ the apps are on your phone still.
Dave
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Google Play is just a Rebranding of Android Market
Check out this page that talks about how "Google Play" is just a rebranding of the Android Market, yet has so many possibilities for what will come next...
http://www.orangeandjuicy.com/google...ndroid-market/
I'm not sure what I think about the name "Play" yet. Not sure if that is very descriptive of reading a book.
But the roll-out was quite seamless and well done.
Hate it. the PLAY is really unprofessional, didn't Google lean ANYTHING from the failure of the PLAYBook by RIM.
It failed because of it's name.
(and it's OS had **** apps)
NixZero said:
As most features like music and movie rent arent available in my country the change is mostly a non issue for me - but the thing about how newer apps will be on their cloud and not our phone looks a bit worrying, what about people without an unlimited data plan?
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No, its not that. Large programs usually games, will have a small apk that installs and then once it launches it downloads additional data on the device using the developer's server usually. You don't know how large the additional content will be until you install the app. Now the additional content can be hosted on Google's servers so you will know just how big a game, etc really is before you download it and updates to games will also be easier to push.

Are there any apps which don't excist in play store, But made for android?

Hi guys i had a question about apps.
Are there any apps meant for android but doesnt excist in play store? If there is can you please give. Apk or downloadlink with description of the app?
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What ?????
Is it the app store not enough for you there is over 100 000 probably more
Thats funny hilarious
so what in particular are you looking for???
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if there are any app they are either hacked or cracked which will be useless in this forum since we are not allowed to post this kind of link app or any thing like that
Dont forget about ACTA !!!
No man, someone told me there are really usefull apps outside the play store.. Thats why i was wondering maybe it would be usefull information..
I mean apps have no kind of it on the playstore or whatever
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Here you find some sometimes ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=530
there was an app that kill wifi for all other devices on the network, and it was abandon from the market ..
There are loads of apps outside of the google store, and well the XS has a few stores of its own built in from sony.
But as for good apps, swype from http://www.swype.com/
Its the keyboard from the Samsung galaxy S series and once you swype you never go back. It takes a little getting used to but it is so much easier / faster / accurate to use!
It was one of the first things I tried on my XS and was so glad that it worked straight off.
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There are loads of apps outside of the google store, and well the XS has a few stores of its own built in from sony.
But as for good apps, swype from http://www.swype.com/
Its the keyboard from the Samsung galaxy S series and once you swype you never go back. It takes a little getting used to but it is so much easier / faster / accurate to use!
It was one of the first things I tried on my XS and was so glad that it worked straight off.
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But Swype is already on the phone out of the box so why would you install this? (Unless you ment your happy it was pre installed).
keithwalton said:
But as for good apps, swype from http://www.swype.com/
Its the keyboard from the Samsung galaxy S series and once you swype you never go back. It takes a little getting used to but it is so much easier / faster / accurate to use!
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Your S has Swype built into the default keyboard.
I didn't notice the default keyboard had support for 'gesture inputs' as they put it as the phone didn't mention it and I don't think I read it in any review either.
I shall give the default keyboard another whirl then and see which one I prefer
This is freaking awesome. I didn't know it was built in by default. I was using the Chinese keyboard and switching it to English.
Thank you guys!
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A simple ways is to google .apk or file sharing forum that would yield a lot of result..
there are thousand of alternative market, forum and warez sites for android out there..
Mostly i use it to get apps that are not available for my country like bing as well as to get maps to allowed voice guidance navigation
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if you go to mobiles24.com they have loads of apps, you can look for android apps or for a particular phone, xperia s isnt listed yet but ive downloaded loads of apps for the arc and havent had one not work yet aswell as a few wallpapers, also i got sky go from this forum somewhere and it works fine.

Argyle Sweater & Beau Peep App ?

I may be a bit off by asking this, but a man gotta do what he gotta do ..
I been a huge fan of Argyle Sweater and Beau peep comic strips.
The humour in those has been very good and has been the best thing to read first thing in the morning. (Maybe i can add Hagar the horrible in that list too)
A few months back, i had noticed the Argyle Sweater app and had delayed the download as i wasnt sure about my phone at that time. I coaxed my friend who was using the iphone to get it, and he has been hooked ever since.
Now recently i went to the app store to download it and its simply not there !
Can anybody pls fill in here pls? Either the link for the app or the reason for them removing AS app from the store ?
Also, any link for a Beau peep and maybe Hagar the horrible will be nice.
Thanks in advance
So you're saying you actually saw it on the android play store and now it's gone, or you saw it on the Apple app store and assumed it would be for android too? Cause I just searched and couldn't find it anywhere on our play store either.
Yea, i saw it on Play store.
Only when i noticed Argyle Sweater being available as an app, i immediately made my friend search and download on his iphone.
I had sent the query to The Google Play support team, and this is what they replied:-
Thanks for contacting us - I understand you're looking for The Argyle Sweater you'd downloaded before; however, The Argyle Sweater is no longer available on Google Play. Either the developer has chosen to remove the app, or the app has been taken down due to violations of the Google Play Terms of Service. If you’d like to review those terms, please visit these links:
http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html
http://www.android.com/market/terms/developer-content-policy.html
If you'd like additional details about why the app is no longer on Google Play, you're welcome to contact the developer directly at [email protected]. Unfortunately, at this time, we're not able to provide any further details as to why the app is no longer available.
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Now i have sent an email to the developer as well.
It should have never been taken down in the first place.. :|

[App Request] Switch To Windows Phone

Hello!
Can anyone upload Switch To Windows Phone *.apk here? I want to switch, but this app isn't available in my country and I don't know why.
There it is: here
You should try Google it yourselft first. There is no link to APK in Google yet, all pages links only to Google Play.
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There it is: here
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The irony of this ^ jerk's response is that googling it, brings you to this very forum thread.
I have very little respect for people who tell others to "Google it", on forums that are popular enough to become part of the Google results themselves. Sure, you perhaps cause that one single OP to do a bit more independent research the next time around, but you waste the time of hundreds of subsequent readers that land on your valueless comment AS THE RESULT OF DOING THEIR OWN RESEARCH.
Anyone have the APK?
I know you guys can download it from google play, but when I try it says 'This item cannot be installed in your device's country.' I get that a lot.
Usually I search APP apk and get it, but for this app everyone seems to be pointing to google play and that doesn't help me.
So If anyone knows a direct download for the APK please post it here thankyou.
Here you go

[SHARE][BOOK] Free "Android Photography" by Colby Brown

so there's a free book on Play Store about making photos with Android smartphones:
The basics, and I do mean basics, are covered here. The book opens with a description of the best way to hold a phone for both horizontal and vertical pictures, and while this may seem obvious to some users, there's no shame in admitting if your picture-taking form could use some work.
This book is written with the Nexus line of products in mind, and it's geared towards users running Android 4.2.2 or higher. If you have a Nexus 4 and are moving over from an HTC or Samsung product, this is a good way to get familiar with the latest version of the stock Android app. Brown provides pictures and goes through all of the app's options. Once you've taken your photo, there are sections dedicated to both sharing it and editing it using third-party applications such as Snapseed.
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[via Android Police]
I'm really curious about it, but I can't get books via Play Store in Poland. could anyone get it and upload it here?
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=754ntJ-U7PYC
outside the Play Store: http://bit.ly/12miVE4
it's a limited time offer, please notify me when the book will be paid again, so I'll pull the Dropbox link off.
Not available in my country too
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Not available in Thailand yet. :crying:
so maybe someone with activated Google Wallet will use DroidVPN and get it for us? I'd do it myself, but Google Wallet doesn't want to accept my credit card.
same in Egypt
so, some guy actually DID something and I got it from him. new link in OP.
najodleglejszy said:
so, some guy actually DID something and I got it from him. new link in OP.
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Thank you bro! If you find more offers of books on play store notify us.
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