Google Can Now Index Content of Your Android App
Just as websites, Google will now be able to index the contents of your Android App. Once the contents gets indexed by Google, it will start to rank them based on the relevancy, popularity and the searcher’s reach for the app.
Examples
A search for home listings in Mountain View shows real estate and homes by trulia app for Android along with the regular search containing websites.
A search for movies displays links to movie apps. The user can click on “Open in App” deep links and move directly to the app.
Enabling App Indexing
To enable app indexing, follow the steps given below:-
1- Make sure that your Android app supports deep linking.
2- Add app deep links to your sitemap and resubmit the sitemap with the help of GWT.
3- Fill in the form here- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1itcqPAQqggJ6e4m8aejWLM8Dc5O8P6qybgGbKCNxGV0/viewform
When Will An App Get Displayed in Google Search Results?
There are certain requirements for any app to get displayed in Google search results and these are given below:-
- The app should support deep linking,
- The app should be specified as an alternative for the web page.
- Google properly indexes the contents of the app.
- User has already installed the app on his android enabled device.
If all the four requirements gets fulfilled then your app will start to rank in Google search results provided that the relevancy and popularity of the app are good.
This feature will start to display within a few weeks in US for all android enabled devices. Currently, Google supports only Android app, no iPhone apps.
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