Not just the "can't find" rather the "look at what else is out there that has nothing to do with your search results" that irritates me.
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Apple Improves App Store Search Algorithms
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Not just the "can't find" rather the "look at what else is out there that has nothing to do with your search results" that irritates me.
Still a mess - has this been rolled out?
Searched for "Mother Battles" - wanted to see if one of my fun time wasters "Mother of all Battles" showed up, where, and what else.
It was #1 - yeah!!!
but ... of the top 10 listed (6S+) it was #1 and all total only 4/10 had either "Mother" or "Battle" in it.
But I had Zombies and Heroes and Dragons and Fish and bubbles and..... show up.
It still needs work looks like.
Like if you didn't type the entire name "Trolls vs Leprechauns" it was absolutely impossible to find my game. And people spelt "vs" like "versus" instead, and forgot the S'es at the end of Trolls and Leprechauns.
This is one of the few things Google has always done better than Apple (and please let's keep Maps out of this thread
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Like if you didn't type the entire name "Trolls vs Leprechauns" it was absolutely impossible to find my game. And people spelt "vs" like "versus" instead, and forgot the S'es at the end of Trolls and Leprechauns.
This is one of the few things Google has always done better than Apple (and please let's keep Maps out of this thread
Too late I already brought that up.
Now how about Apple address the damaged App problem.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-due-to-expired-security-certificate.1937198/
Cool but the app store is filled with tons of copycat apps. There's lots of outdated apps too. Something needs to change there.
Perhaps Apple should create a totally new app store for 64bit apps in the next iPhone update and then retire the current app store. It won't happen but it would be nice. It will be quantity over quality tho.
Perhaps Apple should create a totally new app store for 64bit apps in the next iPhone update and then retire the current app store. It won't happen but it would be nice. It will be quantity over quality tho.
Is it hard to write algorithms? For a company that builds the hardware of the iphone on a yearly basis and improve the OS, algorithms should be a piece of cake, or am I wrong?
Also the top charts seem to be stagnant. Plague, Minecraft, and Akinator the Genie has been up there since like the iPhone 5 launch. Do people keep deleting and redownloading these apps or what?
Also the top charts seem to be stagnant. Plague, Minecraft, and Akinator the Genie has been up there since like the iPhone 5 launch. Do people keep deleting and redownloading these apps or what?
I'd like to see if u'r searching for an app, if it has comments and based how how many postive 4+ star or 3+ star comments they comes up front above others in addition.
This could also make it better for say things like searching for say the best racing app (generally) over the actual app name..
I know there are top games section of other charts, but i don't think that goes by comments does it ?
(FYI. MR users must know when i post always,, they like 'spying' on me )
This could also make it better for say things like searching for say the best racing app (generally) over the actual app name..
I know there are top games section of other charts, but i don't think that goes by comments does it ?
(FYI. MR users must know when i post always,, they like 'spying' on me
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Took them long enough.
Seems like they realized that all AI is worthless unless you have a good ground truth.
And yes, I do see an increase in clicks and sales since Nov 12. Thank you Apple!
EDIT:
Improving search "by utilizing metrics like whether an app was featured, positive reviews and press mentions from the web" is BAD! This is the pure opposite of what Apple just now achieved. This would give opportunists a way better chance of promoting an app in a fradulent way. User reviews and the web have never been a reliable source about quality. They can be manipulated almost arbitrarily.
Seems like they realized that all AI is worthless unless you have a good ground truth.
And yes, I do see an increase in clicks and sales since Nov 12. Thank you Apple!
EDIT:
Improving search "by utilizing metrics like whether an app was featured, positive reviews and press mentions from the web" is BAD! This is the pure opposite of what Apple just now achieved. This would give opportunists a way better chance of promoting an app in a fradulent way. User reviews and the web have never been a reliable source about quality. They can be manipulated almost arbitrarily.
It is sad that I have to google apps most of the time, unless I know the exact name.
I think both work quite well to be honest - anything involving language is a difficult thing to work with as it's a constantly changing environment as language evolves. I think Apple has done an admirable job of their tech in search.
Apple have invented searching that finds stuff! This is a game changer that will revolutionise the internet. It could be years before the rest of the world catches up.
It's not hard to write algorithms. Writing optimized algorithms that satisfy both most developers and Apple's bean counters? Now that's more interesting. Because the App store business now generates well over a Billion dollars a month in sales.
That means that if some engineer at Apple tweaks something just slightly non-optimally, and total app sales drops just 0.1%, Apple will lose over a Million bucks in almost pure profit that month. Try doing that without getting fired.
About time, the App Store has always sucked in terms of searching for anything.
Apple has gotten away from simplicity and function which is sad to see. OSX is also like that, with many Windows users telling me it's too complicated.
Download something and you get a dmg file, some other remnant left over, etc. Just automate everything.
You also have to look carefully to find out how to buy a song in iTunes. How about a button that says BUY and add to wishlist, etc. You can also no longer buy multiple songs at once.
If I were Cook, I would look into making Apple what it once was-simple and intuitive
Apple has gotten away from simplicity and function which is sad to see. OSX is also like that, with many Windows users telling me it's too complicated.
Download something and you get a dmg file, some other remnant left over, etc. Just automate everything.
You also have to look carefully to find out how to buy a song in iTunes. How about a button that says BUY and add to wishlist, etc. You can also no longer buy multiple songs at once.
If I were Cook, I would look into making Apple what it once was-simple and intuitive
