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They said my app already has install stats and therefore cannot be deleted

by ebenezerdon 2y ago

rustc 2y ago
So if I release an app on the Play Store I have to support it forever? That sounds unreasonable.
- IAmBroom 2y ago
  No, there is no requirement to support the software, at least according to what we've heard here. Simply that you can't remove your current rev from the store - you can't prevent people from downloading it.
  - jsnell 2y ago
    That's a bit misleading. You can unpublish the app[0], which hides it in the Play Store and prevents new installs. It just doesn't remove the app from the people who already have the app installed, and I think they'll be able to install it on new phones. I don't know why the OP is choosing not to unpublish the app. [0] https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9859350?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
    - multimoon 2y ago
      Unpublishing the app doesn’t remove you from having to comply with address requirement.
      - jsnell 2y ago
        Yes, but it would mitigate the issue almost completely since the app (and thus the address) would not be discoverable by new users.
pjc50 2y ago
I'm wondering if the evil solution is to update the app in such a way that it no longer complies with the rules and get yourself banned from the app store. Although that has other risks to your other google accounts.
- zenNeko 2y ago
  Doesn't has to be evil, dropping support for newer androids (9.0 and up) is an easy way to get apps delisted.
- ArgException 2y ago
  That will only cause the update to be rejected, leaving it on the normal version. But maybe you could make it non-compliant by changing server-side content without an app update.
seba_dos1 2y ago
...and yet it was enough not to verify my account (which I didn't do because it included consenting to my address being shown) to get it removed with all its apps.

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They said my app already has install stats and therefore cannot be deleted

by ebenezerdon 2y ago

They said my app already has install stats and therefore cannot be deleted

rustc 2y ago
So if I release an app on the Play Store I have to support it forever? That sounds unreasonable.
- IAmBroom 2y ago
  No, there is no requirement to support the software, at least according to what we've heard here. Simply that you can't remove your current rev from the store - you can't prevent people from downloading it.
  - jsnell 2y ago
    That's a bit misleading. You can unpublish the app[0], which hides it in the Play Store and prevents new installs. It just doesn't remove the app from the people who already have the app installed, and I think they'll be able to install it on new phones. I don't know why the OP is choosing not to unpublish the app. [0] https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9859350?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
    - multimoon 2y ago
      Unpublishing the app doesn’t remove you from having to comply with address requirement.
      - jsnell 2y ago
        Yes, but it would mitigate the issue almost completely since the app (and thus the address) would not be discoverable by new users.
pjc50 2y ago
I'm wondering if the evil solution is to update the app in such a way that it no longer complies with the rules and get yourself banned from the app store. Although that has other risks to your other google accounts.
- zenNeko 2y ago
  Doesn't has to be evil, dropping support for newer androids (9.0 and up) is an easy way to get apps delisted.
- ArgException 2y ago
  That will only cause the update to be rejected, leaving it on the normal version. But maybe you could make it non-compliant by changing server-side content without an app update.
seba_dos1 2y ago
...and yet it was enough not to verify my account (which I didn't do because it included consenting to my address being shown) to get it removed with all its apps.