Comment by janice1999
4 days ago
The apps might not be available though. Many developers are simply stopping in the face of Google's invasive policies. I don't blame them. Say goodbye to useful apps like Newpipe.
4 days ago
The apps might not be available though. Many developers are simply stopping in the face of Google's invasive policies. I don't blame them. Say goodbye to useful apps like Newpipe.
I don't see anything on NewPipe's website about not continuing development?
A few apps have been showing pop-ups warning users in advance that they are not going to do the verification. Obtanium is definitely on of them. I think I saw something similar on NewPipe.
Yes, but that isn't them giving up developing the app, that is them fighting back!
If you install it or update it you will get a banner to this effect at first use.
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I'd say some od those apps starting with N and ending with E might... but I'm saying that only because of my intuition... might be the exact reason why Google introduces this policy
Developers will also be able to publish their apps on free Android devices like Graphene, I don't think that apps like NewPipe will go away.
Newpipe impedes revenue for an already free video hosting service. Google has less than zero obligation to them.
I remember when Microsoft got in trouble for bundling a web browser with the OS.
Sure, they have no obligation but the way you describe Newpipe to paint it as "obstructive" feels off to me.
When you offer a free service, by definition of it being free, you can't hold consumers of that service accountable for not furthering your revenue. They are impeding revenue only if it's not actually free (or only under false pretenses) which dismantles your first sentence here.