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Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You say that like businesses in eras past haven't had any overhead.

Overhead is a part of the profit equation. If you can't make it work, you're not profitable, and you lose.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It isn't just about businesses. There used to be a lot more free apps on the Play Store, but keeping up with constantly-changing requirements makes that impractical. You can't just put something up and leave it. You have to work on frequently or it gets dropped. You also have to keep up with their demands to limit certain features and to provide new information or it gets dropped.

I used to have a handful of free apps up on Play. Now they are all gone because I just don't have the time to rewrite them every few months.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Try releasing them as apks to bypass Google's insane rules.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I have already done that. My apps.aslanrefuge.org site has downloadable APKs for everything. It also has the code, for anyone who wants to tinker with it.

I just wish there was a better way. I need to look into F-Droid and other options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The website doesn't load unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Sorry about that! I fixed it in the message above. I typoed the actual link, but the visible version was correct so I didn't notice.

The correct address is: https://apps.aslanrefuge.org

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It doesn't help when the overhead is dictated by a massive corporation that isn't your friend...