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  • style99@kbin.social
    62·
    10 months ago

    The developer goes into the situation in a reddit thread.

    I had got the same stalkerware policy. The problem was not the app itself but the description. In my case “friend” and “track” or “monitor” keyword can’t be used together.

    If your app description includes “monitor” or “track”, don’t include any person related keywords such as “friend”, “people”, “human”. If not, google considers your app can monitor the somebody’s activity.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/15xj0ow/dev_account_terminated_after_12_years_for/jx72w7h/

    • IdleSheep@lemdro.idEnglish
      66·
      10 months ago

      Google: Invests billions in AI language models

      Also Google: can’t understand words have different meanings

      It’s ridiculous how a well standing dev can just have an app removed with no warning or human investigation.

      • Snowplow8861@lemmus.orgEnglish
        13·
        10 months ago

        Stupid take to be honest, real people getting trafficked and stalked, domestic abuse victims being tracked for control by the abuser, and you think that’s fine because google has that data about you even though nobody can use it so why shouldn’t all apps be able to? Go to a women’s shelter, touch grass.

        This issue is far more nuanced. No it’s not good Google has that data on you.

        No it’s not fair that automatons caused a small developer to have their entire amount destroyed without a proper review.

        Both things can be true.

  • limerod@reddthat.comEnglish
    22·
    10 months ago

    Idiot google policy banning a 12 year old account, which doesn’t even violate its policy. Maybe something a human review could’ve helped to cross-check if it really needed a ban. Either way sucks for the dev.

  • ijeff@lemdro.id
    MEnglish
    244·
    10 months ago

    Thanks for sharing! Per rule 5 in the sidebar, we ask that original sources be submitted instead. If you could kindly update the submission body and title, it would be greatly appreciated.

    Original source: https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/15xj0ow/dev_account_terminated_after_12_years_for/

    Or libreddit mirror: https://libreddit.domain.glass/r/androiddev/comments/15xj0ow/dev_account_terminated_after_12_years_for/

        • Monte@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          625·
          10 months ago

          I understand that, but for those of us who refuse to use Reddit, linking a trusted source about it is preferred

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        10 months ago

        In this case that’s where the dev talked about what happened, so that’s why it’s original?

  • bbbhltz@beehaw.orgEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    I was under the impression that all of the so-called “cleaner” apps were to be avoided. I take this was one of the good ones?

    Edit: re-read article, it sounds like it was one of the good ones.

    • Moonrise2473OPEnglish
      15·
      10 months ago

      Yes, unfortunately it was probably the only real cleaner on the store. Probably the google bot didn’t like that it was using accessibility controls to delete the cache of all apps (a regular app can’t do this without root, so it was simulating human action to browse app by app and click on “delete cache”)

    • iDunnoBro@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      One of the good ones for many years. One of the few great rooted apps I’d paid for and would install after every fresh rom flash.

    • AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.idEnglish
      101·
      10 months ago

      I can confirm this has been a really good app for rooted users for years, also FOSS.

      It’s just sad what Google did

    • Moonrise2473OPEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      I also installed it from that repository, but maybe without a mainstream way to make money it might mean the end of the app… they banned the dev altogether with no way to escalate to a human supervisor…

      Hopefully the bot in charge of appeals will reverse this…

      • ijeff@lemdro.id
        MEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Hopefully they can manage to sort this out somehow but I’d personally be more than happy to purchase a Pro upgrade another way.

  • NNorAl@feddit.clEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    Just purchased the Pro unlocker last sunday, What happen in those cases?

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      10 months ago

      I assume you can still use it as is, you just can’t download it again from play store if you remove it

      • NNorAl@feddit.clEnglish
        5·
        10 months ago

        Thanks, refund already requested but I also installed SD Maid SE from F-Droid in any case.

        • Moonrise2473OPEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          But the refund will only hurt the dev, not Google

          Or Google will keep and pocket all the money from a suspended dev account?

          • NNorAl@feddit.clEnglish
            4·
            10 months ago

            Google responded, they say the refund doesn’t justify more that 48 hours after the purchase, so they’ll just keep my money. The idea was to donate the money directly to Darken, didn’t wanted to let Google take it’s commission. But I think I’ll buy him a coffee anyway, I’m using the app since at least 2015, that’s the least I can do after all.

    • charles@lemmy.caEnglish
      92·
      10 months ago

      You might have a point if it was the only way to access Lemmy but it’s far from the only app available so I really fail to see how the prices are “abusive”.

      Nobody is forcing you to use Sync, or even to pay for any of the subscriptions/one-time purchases.