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AndreiBogdan
AndreiBogdan

Reputation: 11164

Android users which download app

Is there any way of getting to know who has bought your app on the Android Market? I currently haven't got an account on the market, my app is still in development so i'm asking you guys.

I'd like to know and make a list of the people who purchased, or downloaded for free, my apps. Not their email addresses or anything, just some unique usernames, maybe from the Android Market itself. Is that possible?

If not, is there any way to get this information AFTER the app has been bought? The in-app billing system i'm guessing is anonymous as well, as it's still part of the Google/Android Market billing system. But if i were to use PayPal to make "my own in-app billing" would that work? I'm guessing i can see any PayPal transactions from where/who it originated, no?

If someone can offer me a suggestion on how i could get this information, with the user's willing participation of course, i'd be grateful.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 290

Answers (1)

TryTryAgain
TryTryAgain

Reputation: 7820

To track users, people generally use some kind of Analytics app: Google Analytics for Android and Flurry are popular, to name a couple.

I know of no other way to track general downloads, other than the Android developer dashboard/console

To answer your first question:

Google Android purchases (market and in-app) show up in the Merchant section of Google Checkout.

EDIT: Also, once a purchase is made, it is not anonymous and you as a merchant have freedom to contact the customer directly.

EDIT #2: To address your second comment:

From https://checkout.google.com/sell/orders a merchant can see the following information for each order:

  • Google Checkout Order Number
  • Total $ (or other currency) Amount
  • If they've yet been charged/pending/or other Credit Card/Other processing problems and current status.
  • Order Details (Include user name - which is Full Name - and App Name)

Additionally, within each order you get:

  • Customer's full name
  • Billing Address
  • Full email, not masked
  • Sold on, Charged on, Confirmed on Dates/Times
  • App name ID

So, Quite a bit information.

Upvotes: 3

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