Apple Changed Search Algorithm for App Store

Re:Apple Changed Search Algorithm for App Store by ja27 on Sunday June 24, 2012 @01:34PM (#4153733)

Yeah I noticed this yesterday and didn't get time to really research it. I thought I might be crazy, but sure enough, now app name and keywords are searched independently. You can search for "Instagram camera" and not find Instagram. That's crazy.

I need to scramble to get some app updates done to change keywords. I wish Apple would make some sort of statement about this. I also wish they'd let us update keywords without a binary change, even if it's a one-time "free" update to deal with this change.

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Re:Apple Changed Search Algorithm for App Store by clarky07 on Sunday June 24, 2012 @02:31PM (#4153870)

Yeah it seems this update was maybe a bit rushed and they didn't think it all the way through. What could they possibly want to show up for "Instagram camera" other than Instagram. It turns out the people who have lots of keywords in their title are hurt the least by this change that is presumably to stop this practice.

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Re:Apple Changed Search Algorithm for App Store by doktorn on Sunday June 24, 2012 @04:12PM (#4154125)

For me Instagram turns up if I actually search for it. It doesn't turn up in search suggestions as I type though.

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Re:Apple Changed Search Algorithm for App Store by ja27 on Monday June 25, 2012 @10:26AM (#4156627)

It shows up for "Instagram" and "camera" but not "Instagram camera". That's a fundamentally broken search feature.

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