It seems to be here so I don't know what the post is about. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdecon...
That version has the SMS feature removed.
KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
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Re: KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
#22A couple weeks ago Google removed one of my apps for the same violation. I rebuilt the same application with the SMS feature removed and the Play Store Developer Console was very unclear and buggy on how to resolve the issue and get my app out of the rejected status. I spent the better part of 2 hours just to get everything up and running again and it's frustrating to know that you cannot easily contact anyone @ Goog…
The #1 reason I do not recommend Google to work with for anybody. The users are just accidental for them.
To be fair, the App Store review process can often be similarly opaque.
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#23Google doesn't have support even if you pay them (other than for Google Ads, Google Ads has an actually existing support), pretty much that, everything is done by robots which will tell you everything is fine.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Speaking as a KDE Connect user who's heard of F-Droid, I installed F-Droid, then deinstalled it. It was too noisy and intrusive. When I told it I didn't want to replace an app with its version it kept asking again and again, every day at least. Since then I've head that the F-Droid operators insist on signing all apps themselves, instead of the developers' signature. That's as bad as the TLS inteceptors that insist o…
Fdroid maintainers require shipped apk's to have 0 non-free components. The only way to ensure that is to build the apps themselves (so that they can verify code and control dependencies). This means that they can only use their own keys.
Debian is also signing all Debian packages with in their own repositories with their own keys, and nobody takes this as an issue.
Re: KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
#25It seems to be here so I don't know what the post is about. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdecon...
That version has the SMS feature removed.
Yes but the tweet says that Google 1) completely removed the app and 2) is ignoring their calls for support. Which seems to be false.
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#26Re: KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
#27I find it extremely scary to make business with Google. Their robot would get your account banned, all cloud, play and every other thing with it. Every hour it is banned would be lost money and lost customers.
This is not my problem, really. It is Google's public image as I seen it soulless support for last 10 years, and stories like this pop up time to time. Too sad they pretty much locked in Android app market, and with every version it is harder and harder to sideload apps. I am not using any Google cloud services if I can find alternative.
I understand that it may be my perception, but I do not understand why company would build such image of itself.
Re: KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
#28It seems to be here so I don't know what the post is about. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdecon...
https://twitter.com/albertvaka/status/1107924636799504384
> I'm about to upload a version of KDE Connect to the Play Store with the SMS functionality removed.
Google removes app from the app store until you upload new version.
Not sure if you know, but for KDE Connect SMS access is part of core functionality, allowed use of the API, and author wanted to call explain it as written in [0] but there is nowhere to call.
It's all in a thread.
Re: KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
#29Re: KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
#30I don't bother with GP anymore, just look on F-Droid for anything I need.
Better/faster app store app.
Better warnings about undesirable app behavior.
Better quality apps in the store.
And no nag screen for billing info every time I download a free app.
This seems to be a general trend in software, and perhaps life in general: an abusive, lower quality default option for those not "in the know", and better alternatives for anyone who is savvy or has a savvy friend.