AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link

Re:AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective... by notatoad on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:22AM (#49523181)

if i had a commercial app that i wanted to distribute off the play store, what are the options?

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Re:AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective... by megagpt3 on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @01:06PM (#49524793)

Put an APK file download on your website, but it won't help discoverability.

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Re:AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective... by Matumio on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @01:36PM (#49525175)

You can also publish your own f-droid repository, like Threema did. (And ask users to buy a license.)

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Re:AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective... by mvdtnz on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @04:17PM (#49527544)

Build it on the web. Almost no software needs to be in an app.

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