In-App Rankings and Opinions for TV

Posted by Paul Lammertsma – Developer Relations Engineer

Rankings and evaluations are important for builders, providing quantitative and qualitative suggestions on person experiences. In 2022, we enhanced the granularity of this suggestions by segmenting these insights by nations and kind elements.

Now, we’re extending the In-App Rankings and Opinions API to TV to permit builders to immediate customers for rankings and evaluations instantly from Google TV.

Rankings and evaluations on Google TV

Customers can now see score averages, browse evaluations, and depart their very own overview instantly from an app’s retailer itemizing on Google TV.

Customers can work together with in-app rankings and evaluations on their TVs by doing the next:

• Choose rankings utilizing the distant management D-pad.
• Present elective written evaluations utilizing Gboard’s on-screen voice enter, or by simply typing from their telephone.
• Ship cell notifications to themselves to finish their TV app overview instantly on their telephone.

Moreover, customers can depart evaluations for different kind elements instantly from their telephone by merely choosing the gadget chip when submitting an app score or writing a overview.

We have already seen a substantial raise in app rankings on TV since bringing these adjustments to Google TV, and now, we’re making it doable for builders to set off a rankings immediate as effectively.

Earlier than we have a look at the combination, let’s first fastidiously contemplate the most effective time to request a overview immediate. First, establish optimum moments inside your app to request person suggestions, making certain prompts seem solely when the UI is idle to stop interruption of ongoing content material.

In-App Overview API

Integrating the Google Play In-App Overview API is identical as on cell and it is solely a few technique calls:

val supervisor = ReviewManagerFactory.create(context)
supervisor.requestReviewFlow().addOnCompleteListener { activity ->
    if (activity.isSuccessful) {
        // We received the ReviewInfo object
        val reviewInfo = activity.end result
        supervisor.launchReviewFlow(exercise, reviewInfo)
    } else {
        // There was some drawback, log or deal with the error code
        @ReviewErrorCode val reviewErrorCode =
            (activity.getException() as ReviewException).errorCode
    }
}

First, invoke requestReviewFlow() to acquire a ReviewInfo object which is used to launch the overview movement. It’s essential to embrace an addOnCompleteListener() not simply to acquire the ReviewInfo object, but additionally to observe for any issues triggering this movement, such because the unavailability of Google Play on the gadget. Word that ReviewInfo doesn’t provide any insights on whether or not or not a immediate appeared or which motion the person took if a immediate did seem.

The problem is to establish when to set off launchReviewFlow(). Monitor person actions—figuring out profitable journeys and factors the place customers encounter points—so that you might be assured that they had a pleasant expertise in your app.

For this technique, chances are you’ll optionally additionally embrace an addOnCompleteListener() to make sure it resumes when the returned activity is accomplished.

Word that resulting from throttling of how typically customers are introduced with this immediate, there aren’t any ensures that the rankings dialog will seem when requesting to begin this movement. For finest practices, examine this information on when to request an in-app overview.

Get began with In-App Opinions on Google TV

You will get a head begin immediately by following these steps:

1. Determine profitable journeys for customers, like ending a film or TV present season.
2. Determine poor experiences that must be prevented, like buffering or playback errors.
3. Combine the Google Play In-App Overview API to set off overview requests at optimum moments inside the person journey.
4. Take a look at your integration by following the testing information.
5. Publish your app and constantly monitor your rankings by gadget sort within the Play Console.

We’re assured this integration lets you elevate your Google TV app rankings and empowers your customers to share precious suggestions.

Assets

Discover this announcement and all Google I/O 2025 updates on io.google beginning Could 22.