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My developer account has been getting mails about "apps that are not compliant with permission requirements". The problem is that these are 3 year old, UNPUBLIS
by sandGorgon 7y ago
My developer account has been getting mails about "apps that are not compliant with permission requirements". The problem is that these are 3 year old, UNPUBLISHED apps.
Turns out, you cannot delete old apps . You can only unpublish them. Google will still keep the app up if even one phone has the app installed.
I wrote back saying that this is a years-old app that I no longer even have the source code to. The reply was "we can't do anything. You need to figure it out. Or else".
After days of constant emailing, NOTHING HAPPENED. Finally I got a a notice my apps were deleted with a warning email.
Here's my fear. I have two more apps like this. I'm pretty sure they are going to go through the same procedure. Is my main developer account going to be banned ?
- cameronbrown 7y agoCan you just publish an empty APK (after creating the project) up to all of them? Or is that not how this works?
- njsubedi 7y agoThey probably lost the signing key along with the source code. Without the signing key, there's no way to update the app. Otherwise, they would simply upload an empty app with the same package name.
- Gibbon1 7y agoThat's like the old trick sending a check for $0.0 to finaly get a computer to close an account with a sub cent negative balance.
- sandGorgon 7y agono. this is another violation. Its called the "minimum functionality rule" https://play.google.com/about/spam-min-functionality/min-functionality/ https://play.google.com/about/spam-min-functionality/min-fun...
- postsantum 7y ago>>Finally I got a a notice my apps were deleted with a warning email Suspended or removed?
- sandGorgon 7y agodeleted