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There was a 7.0 Earthquake in Myanmar this morning...

2011-03-24T16:08:53.720Z

There was a 7.0 Earthquake in Myanmar this morning. Your earthquake app failed and still hasn't shown it. Why would anyone bother getting an app that will detect all kinds of 2.5 and 2.6 earthquakes, but when something huge happens, it doesn't show up? BULLSHIT.

@Falken: The number of home-made ROMs in use is a ...

2011-03-20T11:03:58.119Z

@Falken: The number of home-made ROMs in use is a tiny fraction of the overall phones so they're not likely to skew the stats. Don't know if there are plans for making referrer stats available, but agreed that it would be very useful!

Interesting, thank you for the app, I just noticed...

2011-03-19T05:57:09.567Z

Interesting, thank you for the app, I just noticed the distribution for househelp app on android. Translation has helped its acceptance in multiple langauges. Whoever said Google translate does not work.

It's great to see the stats pages. Are they b...

2011-03-17T20:46:28.139Z

It's great to see the stats pages.

Are they based on the 'Build.Fingerprint' property? or does it involve a combination of factors? I'm sure you're aware that many home-made ROMs spoof their build.fingerprint identity so they can see a wider selection of apps. I'm wondering if that could cause misleading stats.

What happens for devices that are not officially endorsed with the Android Market but have had it hacked on. Do they become factored into these stats?

I'm surprised there isn't a chart listing the different screen resolutions.

Are there any plans to offer referrer stats for the Android Market webpages? It would be great to see which blogs are linking to our Android Market pages and other web-traffic analytics.

Neat stats! Maybe doing so well in Japan actually ...

2011-03-17T18:00:53.966Z

Neat stats! Maybe doing so well in Japan actually means you *don't* have to translate it to Japanese. Isn't English mandatory in school in Japan, for example? Maybe most smart phone users there already have some level of English. It would help to make a Japanese translation, but it might not help as much as doing a translation for a country where things like that don't hold.