Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before publishing to Play Store

Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by clumsysmurf on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:05AM (#38259725)

> If Google would want to get rid of shovelware on the Play Store, they know what to do - (edit: better) automated + human reviews

They could also do something like a progressive tax, like per year (USD), based on apps submitted:

1 free; 2-5 apps $20 each; 6-10 apps $40 each; 10+ apps $100 each

Nobody is putting out 10 high quality apps per year ;)

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Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by happymellon on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:34AM (#38259869)

Couldn't I just create two accounts?

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Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by clumsysmurf on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:56AM (#38259969)

At the moment, you can. I have two accounts (by mistake). However, I'm not sure what the purpose of keeping 2 accounts active simultaneously is ... if one is banned, the other will be too (so there is no point in safety by numbers).

In order for this progressive taxing scheme to work they would have to make sure each personal account is unique per person, and they are already increasing the requirements to verify your identification (all Android devs have to verify this information soon).

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Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by nine_k on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @07:49PM (#38271962)

Two, maybe. 100, with much more trouble.

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