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Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free

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  1. 999900000999 · · focus · HN ↗
    Google play went from being a cool place to upload hobbyist projects to a Real Business Platform.

    You now need a business address and a bunch of other documents for apps that will probably lose money.

    Google has also decided they really don’t like users installing apps outside the Play Store. Today it’s a bunch of scary warnings, soon it’s a convoluted process to enable all installs and eventually they probably just ban it all together.

    Literally nothing about Android is worth while to me now. iPhones are more stable , easier to use and have vastly better end user support.

    The App Store is also a living hell for developers. They will look for any excuse to deny you an account and later reject your app.

    Dare I say programming isn’t as fun anymore. I guess I can still build WebGL games. Best not speak too loudly, Apple and Google might go after that next

    1. singpolyma3 · · focus · HN ↗
      I don't see how "android isn't worth it" when you go on to admit iOS is worse... App Store also a big pain and no usable workaround
      1. tomalbrc · · focus · HN ↗
        The world is rarely black and white. Both can be true.
      2. 999900000999 · · focus · HN ↗
        Google is doing everything they can to slowly remove those work arounds.

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;keepandroidopen.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;keepandroidopen.org&#x2F;

        I listed my reasons for IOS. It’s ultimately just a much better user experience. You just have to give up on writing your own code to run on it.

        1. singpolyma3 · · focus · HN ↗
          As someone who has been using iOS for a year and a half, the UX is much worse IMO.

          The extra steps android is adding are annoying, but you can still run your own code easily and others&#x27; code with a few steps

        2. fragmede · · focus · HN ↗
          Or just pay Apple their $100&#x2F;yr, turn on developer mode, and get back to writing your own code to run on iOS.
          1. Rohansi · · focus · HN ↗
            $100&#x2F;yr to run your own code on your own device is hilarious.
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