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The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by nchmy »

CharlesW wrote: post #258
nchmy wrote: post #199

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that your "argument" rests upon baseless ad hominem, I'm mostly inclined to not even respond. I'll simply say that if you bothered reading anything (let alone objectively), you'd clearly see that no one is arguing for a blink monoculture. They're arguing for allowing everyone to choose whichever browser and browser engine that you want. Safari included. The math isnt mathing on that site... And, no, safari i…

> edit: also, your site is just obviously biased/poorly done If you can offer recommendations for data-based improvements, I'd sincerely appreciate it! It was made without any concern for Safari "winning", as is probably obvious since it has the lowest score. Methodology described here: https://pwascore.com/about

lol, not after you behaved so disgracefully here. at the very least, fix the math as i said more than once

Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by fsflover »

Gareth321 wrote: post #18

MAYBE operating systems shouldn't have gatekeepers which can deny access to billions of customers for any and no reason at all. Apple and Google are WELL past due for regulation in this space. The fact that we cannot download and install software from the internet onto our phones JUST like we can do with our computers is a symbol of our inept and ineffective politicians. And before someone says "well akshully you can…

> operating systems shouldn't have gatekeepers which can deny access to billions of customers for any and no reason at all

This is exactly why I use a GNU/Linux phone that runs a desktop operating system with no artificial restrictions. Debian repositories are good enough to save me from malware, aren't they?

Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by AdityaK_9999 »

Gareth321 wrote: post #18

MAYBE operating systems shouldn't have gatekeepers which can deny access to billions of customers for any and no reason at all. Apple and Google are WELL past due for regulation in this space. The fact that we cannot download and install software from the internet onto our phones JUST like we can do with our computers is a symbol of our inept and ineffective politicians. And before someone says "well akshully you can…

I am on an Android 10 system... gate keeping wasn't this bad during the Android 10 times...so i fairly use software stores like f-droid... simpmusic is one app I use frequently from f droid....no application so far has been deleted automatically. I guess Google has been upping the gatekeeping with newer systems as they come out

Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by CharlesW »

nchmy wrote: post #261
CharlesW wrote: post #258

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> edit: also, your site is just obviously biased/poorly done If you can offer recommendations for data-based improvements, I'd sincerely appreciate it! It was made without any concern for Safari "winning", as is probably obvious since it has the lowest score. Methodology described here: https://pwascore.com/about

lol, not after you behaved so disgracefully here. at the very least, fix the math as i said more than once

The math is correct, see /about for methodology and this summary from the "How Scores Work" panel.

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Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by IvanK_net »

focusedone wrote: post #238
IvanK_net wrote: post #211

My tool is used by 1 million people a day https://www.photopea.com This is the reason I never made a mobile version and all mobile users use it in a browser. The biggest problem (bug) with this approach is that iOS limits the RAM usage to 2 GB per website. I have to tell many of my users to ditch their $1000 iPads and get a used $150 Macbook for better experience. I think Apple does it on purpose https://bugs.webkit.…

If you are the photopea developer, you are a true hero. Thank you for your work!

Thank you! :)

Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by egeozcan »

IvanK_net wrote: post #211

My tool is used by 1 million people a day https://www.photopea.com This is the reason I never made a mobile version and all mobile users use it in a browser. The biggest problem (bug) with this approach is that iOS limits the RAM usage to 2 GB per website. I have to tell many of my users to ditch their $1000 iPads and get a used $150 Macbook for better experience. I think Apple does it on purpose https://bugs.webkit.…

I created a much more basic version of photopea (https://egeozcan.github.io/ketchup/) because I didn't even know it existed. This is very cool and fast!

Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by Frieren »

robocat wrote: post #260
Frieren wrote: post #85

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This is why goverments have appeal processes and layers of tribunals. To be judged and found guilty by a corporation takes away all your rights.

Do you happen to live in a country where your government departments are known for rapid processing? (not weeks of delay like we're talking about here). I generally see my legal system create severe delays (regardless of how much that victimises or costs everyone involved)

> I generally see my legal system create severe delays

Better a delay that getting your account closed without recourse. But you are right, years of conservative governments have starved the government and its services are slower than they should around the west world.

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Post by fauigerzigerk »

diegolas wrote: post #223
osmukka wrote: post #203

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IMO in that case its their own fault. After all they have free will and can use it against their own good if they so choose. Let them get pwned a few times and see if they learn.

that's so dumb on so many levels... should we strip cars from active safety measures and let drivers who are not super good at driving just kill themselves on the road?

I agree, but what I disagree with is the idea that everyone must be prevented from freely installing software on their own devices to make sure unskilled people cannot be tricked into doing it.

I don't really understand why a well designed sandbox and permissions system doesn't solve the problem.

Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by Forgeties79 »

cogman10 wrote: post #200
Forgeties79 wrote: post #155

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>So this doesn't solve the issue pointed in the OP. Yes it does. This is their point: > The fact that we cannot download and install software from the internet onto our phones JUST like we can do with our computers is a symbol of our inept and ineffective politicians. It should be as easy for me to use an alternate storefront - or download directly from a site - straight to my phone. The googleplay store, which is (s…

> It’s my hardware I mean, probably not technically due to some EULA you were forced to sign which says the hardware is actually Google/samsung/etc and not yours. Giving them the right to brick your phone the moment you step out of the bounds they define. We really need some sort of open firmware legislation that mandates manufacturers of computer components need to opensource their drivers and firmware. There's no "…

Agree, what I'm saying is "it is mine and we should treat it as mine, same as my laptop/desktop." We both agree the current status quo is not that, I'm saying what it should be.

Re: The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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Post by ryantgtg »

david_allison wrote: post #12

AnkiDroid (~17 years old) submitted our latest alpha on Sept 03, 2026, 4:40 am. Still pending review.

We have about a 16 year old app, and our Google Play app review consistently takes between 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Apple consistently takes about 36 hours for us.

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