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This sounds like another nail in the coffin of indie devs. I have 2-3 apps. I’ve started with Android with eclipse. Back then I was really enjoying how I coul

This sounds like another nail in the coffin of indie devs. I have 2-3 apps. I’ve started with Android with eclipse. Back then I was really enjoying how I could make a small utility and get it on devices quickly. After my 3rd nexus just died I’ve switched to Apple walled garden and.. got back to developing for Apple eco-system some indie apps. Since then, The amount of resources I’ve spent on just maintaining an existing app on Google play was so time consuming. Let alone API and depreciation, the play store required me after all those years sooo much documents and procedures just to keep my account. I’m not sure how Google got the play store experience to be so worse than Apple.

jmiskovic 3y ago
Exactly this, so much energy is needed just to keep things working as they were. It's like Google actively cultivates and accelerates the software rot. Personally I'm tired of it and I'm getting off the train with my app. I'll also stop using the Play Store because this change clearly signals what's welcome there. They don't want to host quirky-but-useful indie apps with personality. They would rather have the polished addiction forming platforms for corporations. Worst thing, they dress it up as a favor to their users. F-Droid looks good, though.