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1. 999900000999 · 1790447453 · 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 · 1790447828 · 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. 999900000999 · 1790449822 · 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 · 1790463863 · 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

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