In-App Rankings and Opinions for TV

Posted by Paul Lammertsma – Developer Relations Engineer

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

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

Rankings and critiques on Google TV

Customers can now see ranking averages, browse critiques, and go away their very own evaluation instantly from an app’s retailer itemizing on Google TV.

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

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

Moreover, customers can go away critiques for different type elements instantly from their cellphone by merely choosing the system chip when submitting an app ranking or writing a evaluation.

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

Earlier than we have a look at the mixing, let’s first fastidiously take into account one of the best time to request a evaluation immediate. First, establish optimum moments inside your app to request consumer suggestions, guaranteeing prompts seem solely when the UI is idle to forestall interruption of ongoing content material.

In-App Assessment API

Integrating the Google Play In-App Assessment 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 acquired 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 evaluation stream. You could embrace an addOnCompleteListener() not simply to acquire the ReviewInfo object, but in addition to watch for any issues triggering this stream, such because the unavailability of Google Play on the system. Be aware that ReviewInfo doesn’t supply any insights on whether or not or not a immediate appeared or which motion the consumer took if a immediate did seem.

The problem is to establish when to set off launchReviewFlow(). Observe consumer actions—figuring out profitable journeys and factors the place customers encounter points—so that you will be assured they’d 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.

Be aware that on account of throttling of how typically customers are offered with this immediate, there aren’t any ensures that the scores dialog will seem when requesting to begin this stream. For greatest practices, test this information on when to request an in-app evaluation.

Get began with In-App Opinions on Google TV

You will get a head begin right now by following these steps:

1. Determine profitable journeys for customers, like ending a film or TV present season.
2. Determine poor experiences that needs to be averted, like buffering or playback errors.
3. Combine the Google Play In-App Assessment API to set off evaluation requests at optimum moments throughout the consumer journey.
4. Check your integration by following the testing information.
5. Publish your app and constantly monitor your scores by system sort within the Play Console.

We’re assured this integration allows you to elevate your Google TV app scores and empowers your customers to share helpful suggestions.

Assets

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