Comment by philipwhiuk
1 day ago
> There's plenty to complain about with Google and Android. Massive API changes. But the Play store saying "please ensure you at least checked what happens when we draw the app edge to edge because Android 15 forces it" is not one.
The massive API changes are why it's not just bumping a number. That's the exact core problem
The massive API changes that break apps are tangential to the Play Store.
It's Android itself that's crap, and Fdroid or any other alternative app store isn't going to help on this particular issue. Note that iOS has the same issue.
Fdroid assists in this, as it allows apps targeting any Android SDK version that works.
Play, on the other hand, gives you a year to move to the latest or be banned. And maybe be banned during that 12 months based on heuristics. And maybe be banned once you update the app, because not enough changed.