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Re:Ask HN: Why can't we stop hurricanes? on Friday September 08, 2017 @01:22AM (#15198061)
Coz there is no such thing as a hurricane.
Re:Ask HN: Why is Google discriminating with my Android application? on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:44PM (#11614869)
Can you suggest other App stores to publish it?

Ask HN: Why is Google discriminating with my Android application?

Posted by iamshyam on Monday May 02, 2016 @10:47AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am a student developer, I have developed an Android application[1]. And Google IS NOT letting me publish this on Play Store.The app lets you play YouTube videos (and playlists) in a chathead like floating window player. So you can listen to videos while using other applications also.Every time I try to publish the app, this is what I get:1. Your app is enabling background play of YouTube.2....

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Re:Show HN: I have created an open-source version of YouTube Red on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @05:33AM (#11486846)
Thanks for the suggestion, I have submitted now.
Re:Show HN: I have created an open-source version of YouTube Red on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @02:10PM (#11482032)
Yo! You guessed right man.

On a serious note: My app was rejected because it plays YouTube videos in the background, but there are others apps like ListenOnRepeat(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youtuberep...) which also do the same.

I did not get any satisfactory reply from google about what in particular I was doing wrong, even after asking multiple times.

Re:Show HN: I have created an open-source version of YouTube Red on Monday April 11, 2016 @04:25PM (#11474806)
The main feature is that you can play videos in parallel with other applications. YouTube Red facilitates it.

One addition thing is that you can see the video in minimized window, not in YouTube Red.