title: How to Let Users Rate an Android App from inside the App (without redirecting to the Play Store)
body: <p>In my app, I am experimenting with creating a popup that lets the user directly rate my app (eg. 5 stars) without having to redirect to the Play Store. I have read many questions (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11270591/rate-google-play-application-directly-in-app">here</a> and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7431823/rating-an-android-app-within-an-application">here</a>) and answers on this site claiming it cannot be done BUT Tinder has managed it!</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/pftnx.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/pftnx.png" alt="Tinder&#39;s app rating dialog"></a></p>
  
  <p>After inputting a rating, the rating then appears (without further comments) on the Play Store. It seems to me that allowing this much control over ratings could lead to a number of 'questionable' practices, such as filtering low scores, or tracking users' ratings and granting or withholding special privileges based on how they rated you... so how are they doing it? Could anyone shed some light on this?</p>