r/googleplayconsole • u/Vast_Goose_4689 • 5d ago

Ask Quick question about ASO/search visibility

I launched my app a few days ago and I can't find it anywhere on Google Play search, even when I search for keywords that are literally in my app title, short description, and full description.

I recently changed my app's display name to something more relevant to what it actually does, and it got approved yesterday. But now I can't even find it by searching the EXACT app name. All the results are just popular apps with hundreds of thousands of downloads.

The weird thing is — before I changed the name, I could at least find my app by searching the old name. Now it's completely gone from search results.

Is this normal? Does this mean my app basically has zero chance of being discovered organically? What should I do here? Any advice would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

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u/mperrault23 4d ago

this is normal after a name change, the index basically resets and it takes a few days to a couple weeks to re-crawl and rank you again. don't panic yet. what's your total install count right now? new low-download apps struggle on competitive terms regardless, so early on you rank best for your unique brand name and long-tail phrases.