AppGratis announces over 10m members at AppsWorld

With app discoverability near the top of every developer’s list of concerns, App Gratis announced its 10 millionth user at Apps World in San Francisco this month.

The platform offers a unique and validated approach to app discovery, offering iPad and iPhone users a the chance to download one paid app for free every day, in order to introduce them to services they might otherwise never find.


This also enables developers to build visibility for their undiscovered apps.

The service now regularly drives between 500,000 to 1 million daily downloads, with three million of its 10 million users visiting the app at least once a day, sending member apps into the top five and beyond in the iTunes App Store as a consequence.
When Paris-based AppGratis featured EDGE Extended, a critically acclaimed iOS game developed by Mobigame, the promotion drove over a million downloads for the app in 24 hours, including over 330,000 in the U.S alone.

“AppGratis moved the needle for us and helped put EDGE Extended in the spotlight,” said David Papazian, CEO of Mobigame.

“They drove downloads for EDGE Extended internationally, getting the app into the hands of people who actually wanted to play our game and helping us reach people we never would have otherwise. AppGratis is the leader in app discovery and is a strong partner that delivers real results.” Download AppGratis from the App Store.

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How to monetize enterprise apps with SAP

One of the key sessions around enterprise mobility professionals at Apps World North America was SAP’s Thorsten Leiduck in the enterprise track. Leiduck is VP Platform Ecosystem & eChannels at SAP, and during the session delved into the strategies and tools for the monetization of enterprise apps. You can download a podcast of his presentation from Apps World for free here.

For firms, developers and mobility specialists offering their own enterprise mobile solutions, partnership within an industry ecosystem can provide a route to increased market penetration and revenue generating opportunities; plus, partnership can afford access to the kind of marketing apparatus normally only available to huge corporations.

With access to a staggering user base of over a billion mobile users, many with specific mobility needs, SAP runs a successful partner ecosystem that generates many of the apps you’ll find in its app store.

Leiduck was keen to emphasize the opportunity this represents.

“To provide customers with the ready-to-implement mobile apps they need across all industries, 80% of our packaged mobile apps need to come from our ecosystem of partners,” says the firm. “That’s why SAP wants you to invite you to learn more and be one of the innovative partners that build apps on the SAP Mobile Platform and reach millions of SAP users through the SAP Store.”

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You asked, we listened: more Android!

A few months ago, we asked what content you wanted to see more of on the Google Mobile Blog, and the answer was quite clear: more Android! We launched +Android on Google+ and now we�ve launched the Official Android Blog, a new place for you to find all the latest news from the Android team.

Going forward, the new Android Blog will be a must-read for anyone interested in the latest news like today's Google Wallet announcement. Thanks for being such a great audience over the years.

Posted by the Mobile Blog Team

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Google Offers app now available on iPhone

Today we�re announcing the new Google Offers app for iPhone. Now, iPhone users can discover, buy and redeem Google Offers, as well as deals from our partners, on-the-go. Some of the features of the new Google Offers app for iPhone include:

• Instant savings, just around the corner: Quickly discover offers near you in map view or search for deals by category to easily find the right deal for you.
• See & use the deals you want, when you want them: All of your purchased and saved offers are tracked in "My Offers,� for easy access from your iPhone or online.
• Savings made simple: Instantly redeem most offers with your iPhone, without having to print vouchers.
• Never miss a great deal: Get notifications when new deals are available or when a deal that you�ve purchased or saved is about to expire.

Browse deals near you in map view, purchase offers directly from the app, and get instant access to all of your deals in �My Offers�

Download the Google Offers app for iPhone today from The App Store. This app is only available in the U.S.

Posted by Robert Kim, Product Manager, Google Offers

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A faster, simpler Google Search app for iPhone

(Cross posted on the Official Google Blog)

Starting today, when you use the Google Search app on your iPhone, you�ll see a completely redesigned interface that gives you faster results, beautiful full-screen image search, and a simple way to access all your Google apps in one place.

 Search by voice, by typing, or with your camera

Get results, fastWhen you�re on the go, you usually want to get things done quickly. Autocompletion of search suggestions is significantly faster in this latest version of the app, bringing you search predictions instantly with each letter you type. You'll also notice that results load faster, and checking out webpages is easy with the slide-in panel. Quickly swipe back and forth between webpages and your search results, and swap between search modes like Images and Places with a swipeable menu. Finding text within a webpage is a snap as well; just try tapping the magnifying glass on the bottom menu option on any page.

Easily switch between search modes using the swipeable menu at the bottom	Swipe the slide-in panel to instantly return to your search results

Beautiful Image SearchSearching for images will never again be a chore. Tap the images button at the bottom of the search results page, and watch high-resolution images load into a beautiful grid. Browse the images by scrolling down the full-screen grid, or tap on a single image to get details about it and then quickly swipe from image to image. You can also tap and hold an image to save it to your camera roll to use as your wallpaper or share with a friend.

Full-screen image results take advantage of every inch of the screen

Swipe or tap on the edges to move between images.

Sutro Tower image by Marc Liyanage

Simple accessWe�ve put all of your favorite Google services in one place for easy access. You can choose to browse Google web apps, or see just the apps that you have on your phone. Sign in once, and you�ll never need to sign in again to check a quick email, view your next calendar appointment or see what�s hot on Google+.

All your Google mobile apps in one place

Download the Google Search app now for a fast, beautiful, simple search experience on your iPhone.


Posted by Noah Levin, Interaction Designer, Google Search app

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