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Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us?
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this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2024
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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.
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.
Try releasing them as apks to bypass Google's insane rules.
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.
The website doesn't load unfortunately.
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
If you blindly follow this mentality you raise the floor too high and kill any attempt by small businesses/individuals before the idea can even be tested in the market. They don’t even get a chance and we end up in the google hellscape most people at least lowkey worry about because it’s happening in front of us lol
It doesn't help when the overhead is dictated by a massive corporation that isn't your friend...