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Why my apps will soon be gone from the Google Play Store (frozenfractal.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Google has to manage a lot of huge companies' software, so while it sucks for the little guy, and Google could definitely be better about it, it's sort of understandable.

What we need are more and smaller independent (paid) app stores. Honestly, I'm shocked there aren't way more. We have the Google Store, Samsung Store, Amazon store and...that's it?

No one else wants a part of this multi-billion dollar industry? No itch.io Android appstore? No Humble? No GreenMan? No STEAM!?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'm shocked there aren't way more. We have the Google Store, Samsung Store, Amazon store and...that's it?

There are plenty of repositories for F-Droid, and from what I've heard, also for Aptoide.

That said, it is not really beneficial for most companies to compete with Google Play since they know the user base will be smaller, user experience will be worse (install warnings, no auto-update), and people may get affected by malware if they don't pay attention to where they are downloading things from (may download a scam app directly instead of the legit app store).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There are plenty of repositories for F-Droid

I said paid.

it is not really beneficial for most companies to compete with Google Play

Of course it is. The reasons are detailed in the OP.

user experience will be worse (install warnings, no auto-update)

This is a thing of the past at this point.

and people may get affected by malware if they don't pay attention

The same can happen on any other store.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I'm still shocked that steam isn't even present. They probably could manage to add it. Maybe arm versions for windows and Linux too. Maybe some magic to make it work with Linux natives? Just saying