Google have declared Droidscript is malware
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Google have declared Droidscript is malware
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Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#2I had to go look to see what this was:
"DroidScript is an easy to use, portable coding tool which simplifies mobile App development. It dramatically improves productivity by speeding up development by as much as 10x compared with using the standard development tools. It’s also an ideal tool for learning JavaScript, you can literally code anywhere with DroidScript, it’s not cloud based and doesn’t require an internet connection. Unlike other development tools which take hours to install and eat up gigabytes of disk space, you can install DroidScript start using it within 30 seconds!"
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#3Well, is it? The linked post is obviously biased, so I'd rather wait for more information instead of getting my pitchfork out immediately.
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#4Google is pretty infamous for the over reliance on automation for customer service. But ultimately the reason why they persist is because they can afford get away with it.
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#5Why not just publish it on f-droid?
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#6Well, is it? The linked post is obviously biased, so I'd rather wait for more information instead of getting my pitchfork out immediately.
It seems to me that the nature of the app is whats causing the issue.
From one of the emails they got from Google:
> We don't allow apps with any code that could put a user, a user’s data, or a device at risk.
Maybe they think the ability to execute arbitrary code is too powerful of a feature?
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#7Why not just publish it on f-droid?
They have a subscription model and ads which are not allowed on FDroid. FDroid also requires the software to be opensource.
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#8Well, is it? The linked post is obviously biased, so I'd rather wait for more information instead of getting my pitchfork out immediately.
Since Google lacks any form of human feedback or customer service the only approach is to bring out pitchforks as soon as possible. Otherwise no clarity will ever be provided.
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#9I had to go look to see what this was: "DroidScript is an easy to use, portable coding tool which simplifies mobile App development. It dramatically improves productivity by speeding up development by as much as 10x compared with using the standard development tools. It’s also an ideal tool for learning JavaScript, you can literally code anywhere with DroidScript, it’s not cloud based and doesn’t require an internet…
This is my primary hacking tool for throwing little scripts together on Android. You can bring up an IDE in chrome on your PC and interactively execute it on your phone. I hope this gets fixed.
I wouldn't really be surprised if EVERY scripting/programming app in the play store technically violates some play store rules, though.
Re: Google have declared Droidscript is malware
#10Funny, the entire google android ecosystem is malware IMO. No I don't consent to your data harvesting...at the very least give me an optout.