what is Promotional and Feature graphic in Android Market Play Store

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What does it mean and need whether we are uploading our app into the market  Please Explain or give me a related links

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It s here http   www android com market featured html Weirdly  you don t get to that page if you start from the android market and hit  featured   Mary

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I found this nice write-up that clears it up pretty nicely      The different graphic assets we request are used to highlight and promote your application in Android Market  and possibly other Google-owned properties  If you   d like to restrict the marketing of your app to just Android Market  you have the option of opting-out of marketing by selecting the  Marketing Opt-Out  in the Developer Console    Screenshots  Required   We require 2 screenshots  Use  Displayed on the details page for your application in Android Market  You may upload up to 8 screenshots  Specs  320w x 480h  480w x 800h  or 480w x 854h  24 bit PNG or JPEG  no alpha  Full bleed  no border in art  Tips  Landscape thumbnails are cropped  but we preserve the image   s full size and aspect ratio if the user opens it up on market client  High Resolution Application Icon  Required   Use  In various locations in Android Market  Does not replace your launcher icon  Specs  512x512  32-bit PNG with alpha  Max size of 1024KB  Tips  This does not replace your launcher icon  but should be a higher-fidelity  higher-resolution version of your application icon  Same safe-frame as current launcher guidelines  just scaled up  Full Asset  512 x 512 px  Circle or non-square icons  426 x 426 px  centered within the PNG  Square Icons  398 x 398 px  Drop shadow  black  75  opaque  90 degrees down  distance of 14px  size of 36px  Tweak as necessary to fit icon style  e g   Google Maps icon has a drop shadow of varying height   Promotional Graphic  Optional   Use  In various locations in Android Market  Specs  180w x 120h  24 bit PNG or JPEG  no alpha   Full bleed  no border in art  Feature Graphic  Optional   Use  The featured section in Android Market  Will be downsized to mini or micro  Specs  1024w x 500h  24 bit PNG or JPEG  no alpha  with no transparency Tips  Use a safe frame of 924x400  50 pixel of safe padding on each side   All the important content of the graphic should be within this safe frame  Pixels outside of this safe frame may be cropped for stylistic purposes  If incorporating text  use large font sizes  and keep the graphic simple  as this graphic may be scaled down from its original size  This graphic may be displayed alone without the app icon  Video Link  Optional   Specs  Enter the URL to a YouTube video showcasing your app  Tip  Short videos  30 seconds - 2 minutes  highlighting the top features of your app work best

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In market client on phones at least   featured apps with high ratings get to   display the promotional graphic        This is the one that shows up on top   even before you start searching the   market for a specific app    See this answer from Android market forum   Edited  One of the google employee gives some clarifications here  Update  Both links above are now broken but the detailed information can be found here      Selected applications have the ability   to be featured atop their respective   categories  This is not a guaranteed   feature  but uploading promotional   graphics is something that we   recommend

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Featured graphics guidelines   http   android-developers blogspot cz 2011 10 android-market-featured-image html  List of graphics assets for your application   http   support google com googleplay android-developer bin answer py hl en amp answer 1078870  You could also check our blog post summarizing all graphical assets for both Android and iOS   http   www skoumal net en how-to-prepare-graphical-design-for-mobile-app

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Starting with Google Play 4 9  the app info display has been changed and the promo graphic is displayed at the top   The promo graphic will be required soon   The promo text has turned into a short description and is now shown on the main info page  before the user presses it to view the full description

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Promo graphic The promo graphic is used for promotions on older versions of the Android OS  earlier than 4 0   This image is not required to submit an update for your Store Listing  Requirements  JPG or 24-bit PNG  no alpha  Dimensions  180px by 120px   https   support google com googleplay android-developer answer 1078870

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I know there were several perfect answers but I found this page useful as well    from  https   support google com googleplay android-developer answer 113469 hl en  Quote from the site      The Feature Graphic is used for promotions on Google Play  While this   graphic is not required to save and publish your Store Listing  it is   required in order to be featured on Google Play    Commentary   To be clear  these  promotions  are chosen at Google s discretion  Even though excellent the  This is a test  app demonstration  above  shows the Feature graphic used in common areas of the outdated  Android Market   this is no longer the case with today s  Play Store    Quote from the site      The Promo Graphic is used for promotions on older versions of the   Android OS  earlier than 4 0   This image is not required to save and   publish your Store Listing    Commentary   It appears that this is also at Google s discretion and not always used as the  This is a test  demo suggests  Even though an older device may not get an update to their Android version  the  Android Market  update bringing them to a modern version of  Play Store  should be available

[android] what is Promotional and Feature graphic in Android Market/Play Store?

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