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Sorting broken?
I just searched for "pomodoro" and the sorting was completely wrong. I sort by time of update descending (newest first, right?). The first one was last updated 15.12.2021. The second one was last updated 07.06.2014. The third one was last updated 28.08.2012 So far so good. But i wondered why there were no newer/more recently updated pomodoro apps. Then i checked the fourth one and there it is 04.08.2022. Then the fifth one 23.01.2022. The sixth one 03.05.2022. And the last one 27.12.2020.
The first three were ordered but the last few (which should come in front of the first three) were in no particular order.
Not really, when searching the first criteria of sorting is "how similar" the app to your search query. This is based on points system, which give an app more points if the search query is found in the app name, package name, short or long description. So maybe Goodtime includes "pomodore" in more places.
Makes sense if i don't want sorting. But if i choose sorting, i want it to be sorted.
There should be a neutral setting that does this algorithmic thing you mentioned, but the sort descending/ascending settings should sort your search result. Otherwise i don't see a point in a sorting option, if it doesn't really sort.
I don't think you understood what I've said, but any way. I'll consider adding a "less-reliable sorted search mode"...
No, what you said is clear enough nevertheless jonas raised a very solid point, IMO.
If you use e.g. update date descending to make sure you don't get old, likely abandoned apps that often do not work well or at all with newer versions of Android, like an app from 2014 boosted up just because it fits the search key better than others.
The point based algorithm you mention does have value, however applying it to update date descending breaks with expectations and predictability, and this is in all likelihood the reason why this has been reported as a bug.
Perhaps you could have a "Smart Sort | Mode | Boost" that can be activated independently. E.g. a checkmark that the user can select or deselect to apply the scoring algorithm on top of the basic sorting strategy.
@Mrnofish i guess normally it is solved by having a choice between "Relevance" , "Time ascending", "Time descending"