Changes in search logarithm of Google Play

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Hey guys,

has anyone experienced the impact of a change in the google play search algorithm lately? I released an application for facebook, it´s a selection of videos to share with facebook. It hasn´t gotten a single download yet, and I can´t even find it in Google Play.Same goes for other apps that I released. If I enter the URL with the package name directly, I find it immediately.

I get the impression that this has also to do with the general ranking of apps, the “big” apps get ranked a lot higher than the small ones lately.

You guys share the same impression?

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I’d say it’s more likely to do with the enormous competition for facebook-related apps.

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In my case the number of daily downloads dropped from 500/day for two apps to 140 per day even though the search ranking is higher now.

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Maybe it was because it doesn’t exist in Top New section anymore, or new competitor coming in?

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I don’t know too much about that, but I’m sure that Google’s search algorithms are always changing.

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Like web search, I believe Google always change their algorithms for Play store.
Who know what importance to Google search for app?