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Ask Epic Games. The short answer is that you will not make very much money from your Android app if it isn't in Google's store.

by Zak 2y ago

ajsnigrutin 2y ago
That's because everyone is using the google store. If a critical mass of software moved to an <alternative store>, maybe even become cheaper (because that store only takes 20% instead of 30%), people would switch. It's like chat applications... if most of your friends are using MSN messenger, you'll be using it too... if most of them also use icq, and it's cheaper than MSN, and it also has two more friends that don't use MSN, you'll switch to icq.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  you need a store where the cost to use it in parallel is so low that companies are willing to take the chance. One of those costs imposters and bad players using the alternative store. I would settle for apps proving the files for sideloading on their website, and the vast majority wont even do that.
- Gigachad 2y ago
  Users have basically no reason to move over because they have no problems with the play store. Apps only move over for their own business reasons like saving on fees or avoiding privacy restrictions.
  - ajsnigrutin 2y ago
    ...or avoiding google fees for in app purchases. ...or avoiding freedom of speech limitations (telegram). etc. The problem is, that you now have to go to that services' site, download the apk there and then get promptet "an update is available", download, install, etc., with the benefits of a package management system. You have alternative stores like f-droid, but there are almost no apps there, that would make "normal users" install it... for now. Same for others.
    - Gigachad 2y ago
      The fees can be avoided by making the subscription on the web ui and then continuing to use the main app. The speech restrictions maybe have some merit, but right now Telegram basically only restricts extreme hate speech / borderline terrorist content to mobile users. The majority of users don’t care to access this anyway.
      - ajsnigrutin 2y ago
        Telegram restricts a lot of stuff on the play store version, be it piracy related or just basic news from eg. russian sources or any other country that the EU/US/google doesn't like. App downloaded directly from telegram.org doesn't have such limitations. Considering the pressures from EU, I guess they'll have to censor that too relatively soon... maybe even everything pro-trump. Sometimes you want other news sources than the bbc/cnn.
      - rerdavies 2y ago
        Which actually violates Google Play terms of service, and runs the risk of having your account and your apps permanently delisted. I ended up converting links to my Github sponsorship page to a page that accepts donations through Google Play over concerns about exactly this.

Ask Epic Games. The short answer is that you will not make very much money from your Android app if it isn't in Google's store.

by Zak 2y ago

Ask Epic Games. The short answer is that you will not make very much money from your Android app if it isn't in Google's store.

ajsnigrutin 2y ago

That's because everyone is using the google store. If a critical mass of software moved to an <alternative store>, maybe even become cheaper (because that store only takes 20% instead of 30%), people would switch. It's like chat applications... if most of your friends are using MSN messenger, you'll be using it too... if most of them also use icq, and it's cheaper than MSN, and it also has two more friends that don't use MSN, you'll switch to icq.

s1artibartfast 2y ago
you need a store where the cost to use it in parallel is so low that companies are willing to take the chance. One of those costs imposters and bad players using the alternative store. I would settle for apps proving the files for sideloading on their website, and the vast majority wont even do that.
Gigachad 2y ago
Users have basically no reason to move over because they have no problems with the play store. Apps only move over for their own business reasons like saving on fees or avoiding privacy restrictions.
- ajsnigrutin 2y ago
  ...or avoiding google fees for in app purchases. ...or avoiding freedom of speech limitations (telegram). etc. The problem is, that you now have to go to that services' site, download the apk there and then get promptet "an update is available", download, install, etc., with the benefits of a package management system. You have alternative stores like f-droid, but there are almost no apps there, that would make "normal users" install it... for now. Same for others.
  - Gigachad 2y ago
    The fees can be avoided by making the subscription on the web ui and then continuing to use the main app. The speech restrictions maybe have some merit, but right now Telegram basically only restricts extreme hate speech / borderline terrorist content to mobile users. The majority of users don’t care to access this anyway.
    - ajsnigrutin 2y ago
      Telegram restricts a lot of stuff on the play store version, be it piracy related or just basic news from eg. russian sources or any other country that the EU/US/google doesn't like. App downloaded directly from telegram.org doesn't have such limitations. Considering the pressures from EU, I guess they'll have to censor that too relatively soon... maybe even everything pro-trump. Sometimes you want other news sources than the bbc/cnn.
    - rerdavies 2y ago
      Which actually violates Google Play terms of service, and runs the risk of having your account and your apps permanently delisted. I ended up converting links to my Github sponsorship page to a page that accepts donations through Google Play over concerns about exactly this.