Google Plus +1 an Google Play application?

Question

My question is regarding the Google Play +1 button now available inside Android apps. I managed to include a fully functional +1 button inside my app, however it takes an URL as a parameter to "+1", and my question is regarding which URL should I use.

Watching the Google I/O I saw that Google will recommend apps based on what your friends +1'd, so what I'm trying to archive is creating an +1 button that will have the same behavior as +1'ing though the Google Play app details page.

Should I use the Google Play URL? What else can I do?

Thanks for responding.

Answer 1

If what you want is to increase the +1 count in the app page, you should use https://**market.android**.com/details?id=your.pkg.name. Note it is market.android, not play.google. You can easily verify this with the way suggested by Scarygami.

+1 play.google.com/details?id= will still work if you just want your users to promote your app. But it is not clear that it will promote the app rank, which is probably the main reason to implement the +1 button in your app.

Answer 2

Update: The Google+ button for Android apps on Google Play Store is now gone/phased out/discontinued.