21 stories tagged google-play, newest first.
149 points by 0xcrypto | 44 comments
An X post by a hobbyist developer complaining about Google's Android Developer Verification Program, its $25 fee, and identity requirements for distributing APKs.
188 points by speckx | 77 comments
Personal blog post about using old Android 6 phones without Google Play, enjoying degoogled Android, and abandoning the Play Store over its broken review process.
650 points by ezst | 258 comments
Blog post by Conversations developer Daniel Gultsch explaining why the XMPP Android messaging client is now free and leaving its paid Google Play model.
8 points by hamilton_app | 11 comments
Google Play listing for Hamilton, a paid offline Android app that shows a dashboard of Health Connect fitness data with charts and metric overlays.
327 points by inputmice | 315 comments
A Mastodon post by Daniel Gultsch complaining that Google Play app review now often takes over a week, with a screenshot of the Play Console releases page.
515 points by erikvanoosten | 211 comments
GitLab issue reporting that Aurora Store returns a "Server busy, please try again later" error when installing apps via anonymous accounts.
872 points by hexa555 | 257 comments
GitHub issue in the AnkiDroid repo asking for community help after Google Play stopped allowing the app's Open Collective donation link.
467 points by miniBill | 142 comments
Luanti team blog post explaining its Android app was removed from Google Play after a baseless AI-generated DMCA copyright notice.
390 points by dmantis | 465 comments
Android Developers Blog post announcing Google Play age-signal tools and expanded age checks to deliver safer, age-appropriate app experiences.
473 points by super256 | 248 comments
Bluesky post by publisher Serenity Forge with a statement on Google removing Doki Doki Literature Club from the Google Play Store over sensitive themes.
369 points by josephcsible | 265 comments
GitHub repository for FreeDroidWarn, a GPL-3.0 Android library with translations, apparently for warning users in free Android apps.
2844 points by kotaKat | 2109 comments
9to5Google article reporting that Google will require developer verification for all Android app installs, including sideloaded apps outside the Play Store.
363 points by morsch | 130 comments
Nextcloud blog post explaining that its Android app lost its full file upload feature due to Google Play permission restrictions.
1035 points by gniting | 415 comments
Substack post explaining how Android apps can still see which other apps are installed on a phone despite Google's 2022 package visibility policy.
754 points by jarko27 | 353 comments
Google Play listing for Intenty, an Android app that shows a mindfulness prompt asking why you are unlocking your phone, to help reduce phone use.
704 points by dblitt | 503 comments
The Verge reports a judge's permanent injunction in Epic v. Google requiring Google to give third-party app stores access to the Play catalog and distribute rival stores.
325 points by svenfaw | 156 comments
The Block news article on a lawsuit alleging Google took three months to remove a scam app from its store that stole over $5 million in crypto.
403 points by faebi | 145 comments
An X (Twitter) post from Organic Maps reporting that Google removed the Organic Maps app from the Play Store; the post content did not load.
1156 points by modeless | 873 comments
The Verge's live coverage of the Epic v. Google antitrust trial over the Play Store, reporting the jury verdict against Google.
425 points by thunderbong | 223 comments
TechCrunch article reporting Google's admission that Spotify pays no Google Play Store fees under a secret deal, revealed during the Epic v. Google trial.
327 points by jarm0 | 234 comments
Blog post by Jarmo Pertman at Solutional presenting a case study of how Android (or iOS) app development can go badly wrong due to platform dependence on Google.