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AEO for Apps
What the Shopping Graph Means for AI Shopping Visibility
Gemini doesn't cite products because your feed is clean. It cites them because they exist, corroborated, inside the Shopping Graph. Those are two different jobs.
Oct 17, 2026
6 min read
AEO for Apps
Tracking App Store Discovery vs In-Chat AI Recommendations
Assistants recommend apps two ways: named in chat, or surfaced via app store listings. Track them separately or you lose the signal.
Sep 29, 2026
7 min read
AEO for Apps
Why AI Checkout Agents Break Conversion Tracking
AI checkout agents complete purchases without a referrer or session, so tracking needs separate conversion definitions for citations, clicks, and completed orders.
Sep 20, 2026
6 min read
AEO for Apps
How AI Assistants Decide Which Apps to Recommend
Apps get recommended by AI assistants through structured metadata, review consistency, and API presence, not app store rank alone.
Aug 13, 2026
7 min read
AEO for Apps
ASO vs AEO for Apps Where the Signals Overlap
App store rankings and AI answers now depend on the same signals. Here is how ASO and AEO for apps overlap, and where they diverge.
Aug 13, 2026
7 min read
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