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Re:Google Play permitting alternative billing systems for us... by jsiepkes on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:12AM (#29275259)
The current situation means I can't even use my own push notifications for company owned devices running company written software. That's just ridiculous.
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Re:Google Play permitting alternative billing systems for us... by Zanfa on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:18AM (#29275290)
You could always run a custom Android build on company devices.
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Re:Google Play permitting alternative billing systems for us... by tut-urut-utut on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:56AM (#29275522)
Sure, and by installing that custom build, you lose support and void warranty from your device provider.
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Re:Google Play permitting alternative billing systems for us... by jsiepkes on Friday November 19, 2021 @11:19AM (#29278792)
That, and even worse maintaining a custom build with changes and the infrastructure such as maintaining a OTA update server, etc. is a lot of work.
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