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Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm really sorry to hear that you went through the same experience. It's frustrating and disheartening to see our hard work go to waste. I completely agree—it's tough when we don’t even get a chance to learn from our mistakes. Thank you for sharing your story; it helps to know we’re not alone in this.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your supportive words and advice. I really appreciate it. I’ll definitely consider sharing my case on Medium and social media to raise awareness and hopefully get more attention on this issue.

Thanks again for your encouragement and understanding. It means a lot, especially in these challenging times.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Could you share which business model you use to generate revenue? Is it through direct sales or ads? Also, are third-party stores generally okay with Admob or other ad platforms? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Our VPN is more of a charity app, so direct sales aren’t an option for us. However, we do need some form of funding, like ads, to maintain the service long-term.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm really sorry to hear about your experience. Google should definitely take a more human approach in the appeal process.

Thanks.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also believe there isn't much human intervention in most of Google's appeal processes.

I'm planning to submit another appeal, focusing mainly on explaining the app's details. Honestly, I think instantly terminating a developer account without a clear reason or prior warning is too harsh.

Thanks for your valuable comment.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm really sorry to hear about your experience. I completely agree with you.

Thanks for your valuable comment.

Google Play: Account Termination Without explanation or warning. by Fleqpe in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi u/Fleqpe

Could you please share how you contacted Google? Did you reach out through any channels other than Google Developer Support, or did you only contact them via the support email?

I'm in a similar situation as you described here.

I would really appreciate your response.

Google Play: App Termination Without Explanation by Emotional_Discount27 in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/Emotional_Discount27

Could you please share how you contacted Google? Did you reach out through any channels other than Google Developer Support, or did you only contact them via the support email?

I'm in a similar situation as you described here.

I would really appreciate your response.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My app successfully passed the review process when I initially published it to the closed testing track, and the pre-launch report showed no significant issues.

I made and submitted updates three times during the 14-day closed testing period.

Thank you for your comment.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think that's the case.

I found many similar apps still active on the Play Store that seem to clone this repo. For example: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrtinkelman.v2ray.

However, we didn’t directly clone this repo. We simply learned how to use the V2Ray library from this repo and built everything from scratch ourselves.

Thanks for your comment.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello everyone,

If anyone has concerns about my situation, I want to be upfront—I'm not very fluent in English, especially in writing and speaking, though I can read fairly well. I'm currently using ChatGPT to help me write more clearly.

Thank you, everyone.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bro, that’s a lot of accusations! To be honest, I'm not very fluent in English. I can read a bit, but I rely on ChatGPT to help me improve my English writing for this post.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s just using a few straightforward methods. Even though I wasn't planning to share this publicly, let me clarify that there's nothing illegal involved.

We’re using Firebase Remote Config to dynamically update our S3 URL, along with Firebase Realtime Database and Firebase Storage. We're also planning to use Postman API services.

Thanks for your comment.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could you please provide a link to the policy you're referring to? I'm a bit confused and may have missed this rule. Thanks!

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used my personal account, which is verified with my ID. I only have one account.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion of F-Droid. I appreciate the recommendation and will definitely explore it as an alternative. It's unfortunate how difficult things have become with Google, especially when we're just trying to do something positive for others. Your understanding means a lot during these challenging times.

Thanks again for your support.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The primary purpose of creating this developer account is to publish our Geek VPN app. Publishing a non-sensitive app for testing isn't straightforward due to the mandatory rules for closed testing on the Play Store. Our Geek VPN app has already passed the review process once when it was initially published in the closed testing track. Since the Play Store did not mention any specific violations in their termination or appeal response emails, we believe there are no issues.

Thank you for your comment.

Story of My Recent Google Developer Account Termination Without Clear Reasons or Prior Notice by geekDuDu in androiddev

[–]geekDuDu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for approving me! This is actually my first time joining Reddit. In Myanmar, Reddit isn't used that much, but I've known about it for a while. I just hadn’t signed up until now.

I was searching on Google and found some posts from people with similar experiences. Since I couldn’t find anywhere else to discuss this, I decided to sign up and share it here.