Re:Android developers can now force app updates
by kkarakk on Friday May 17, 2019 @03:32AM
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Well yes, from a business perspective the app dev wants to take the app in a direction that doesn't align with your usecase. your recourses are
1.leave a bad review 2.uninstall the app
That is literally the contract between you and the app dev btw, they aren't obligated to try and keep users if it doesn't make sense business wise and you aren't obligated to stick with them any longer. This is the dark side of the freemium model i guess but how does it make sense for an app dev to provide you free use of their idea by you using an older version of their app(if their business model doesn't align with that)?
Yes, it totally is.
> i always have the power to uninstall an app if it gets irritating about updates.
So, if I have an app that works perfectly well, then it force-upgrades to a form that doesn't, my only choice is to stop using that app? I should be able to continue use the version that works for me. If I can't, then I don't have control over my own machine.