Google to purge low-quality apps from the Play Store with new policy starting next month (alternativeto.net)
from Dnew10@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 19:36
https://lemmy.world/post/17882302

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pelletbucket@lemm.ee on 23 Jul 2024 19:56 next collapse

can’t they start with the motherfuckers who give fake email addresses for support?

Starbuck@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 21:30 next collapse

That would be great. Just a bit that sends an email from a different innocuous sounding Gmail every month with a generic problem like “app crashes on <random device>” to see if there is a response. If you miss 3 in a row, you’re out

chameleon@fedia.io on 23 Jul 2024 21:51 collapse

Eh. I've been on the receiving end of one of those inboxes and the spam is absolutely, utterly unbearable. Coming up with a better system than a publicly listed email address is on Google at this point, because there is no reasonable way to provide support when you need a spam filter tuned up to such a level that all legitimate mail also ends up in spam.

pelletbucket@lemm.ee on 23 Jul 2024 21:54 collapse

then you put a feedback system inside your app that you actually respond to.

Artyom@lemm.ee on 24 Jul 2024 20:24 collapse

Inb4 apps like NewPipe and Signal are arbitrarily categorized as “low quality” without any sort of opportunity to challenge the ruling.