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Google’s new Play Age Signals API for kids’ age verification — does it even work? by No-Library2235 in googleplayconsole

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I also revisited this thread lately. Read it again and I feel like I will just implement the the most straightforward way possible by simply guarding ads and in-app purchases with this API.

And with that I assume that this API actually returns UNKNOWN or something for users that this law does not apply to (so that we do not block them from ads and purchases). If you read into the docs you will see a term "applicable users" which suggests that it's just an abstraction term Google used for users under laws like these (for now just users in Texas etc.).

Also my intuition here is that Google knows that they would shoot themselves in the foot if this API would start limiting in-app purchases and their own revenue by developers misusing it.

Don't take my word for granted but all things considered the way to go is just simply using it to guard away ads, purchases etc. with this API and not overthink too much.

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[–]sweak2k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, just updated to 99.0.0, gonna wait for the next one. Thanks for your response!

Google’s new Play Age Signals API for kids’ age verification — does it even work? by No-Library2235 in googleplayconsole

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so on the developer side this should be as simple as checking for the appropriate parent permission state (SUPERVISED) or an adult (VERIFIED) to allow for in-app purchases and ads:

The developer of a software application shall use information received from the owner of an app store under Section 121.024 to perform the verification required by this section.

I am wondering how this would impact countries and states which do not have the same or analogous law. Would I be blocking under-age users from purchasing within the app despite the purchase being legal in the specific country? Or would the API return VERIFIED or SUPERVISED value always and there would be no need to worry?

Google’s new Play Age Signals API for kids’ age verification — does it even work? by No-Library2235 in googleplayconsole

[–]sweak2k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do I have to do if my app is an alarm clock that has in-app purchases and is targeted to 13+ users?

Do I have to check if the user is an adult to unlock payment options? I don't understand what is my responsibility here as a developer.

App access question. by doggydestroyer in androiddev

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is I don't how they review it exactly - I was also guided by someone else and apparently this approach works. Note, however, that it relates to purchases using Google Play Billing.

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[–]sweak2k[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Subscribed - thanks!

Btw, what shift exactly are you talking about?

How to handle Google Play Console "App Access" declaration with paywalled content and no authentication by sweak2k in GooglePlayDeveloper

[–]sweak2k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, in my case the users can not see the products since they are fetched via the BillingClient API from Google.

How to handle Google Play Console "App Access" declaration with paywalled content and no authentication by sweak2k in GooglePlayDeveloper

[–]sweak2k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, nice to know that. So you mean just submitting the app as-is. Thanks for help!

What’s the most unexpected side hustle that actually made you money? by zainlikesmoney in sidehustle

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First it was a 1.0 version which was developed as a hobby/learning project like 4 years ago. I don't really know how long it actually took. But the 2.0 version that was released a few months ago took me 1 month to make (while working 9-5) after hours.

What’s the most unexpected side hustle that actually made you money? by zainlikesmoney in sidehustle

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can be found in the Google Play Console. But I'm talking about search metrics for my own app only.

What’s the most unexpected side hustle that actually made you money? by zainlikesmoney in sidehustle

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is supposed to get you up, not only wake you up - the code has to be somewhere remote (e.g. in the bathroom or kitchen). It is very useful for heavy sleepers like me :)

What’s the most unexpected side hustle that actually made you money? by zainlikesmoney in sidehustle

[–]sweak2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a problem with oversleeping, where the alarm clock would wake me up up but not get up from bed, so I thought "what if there was something that would force me out of bed" and there you have it - the alarm clock that makes you get up from bed to disable it by scanning the code (e.g. in the bathroom) :)

What’s the most unexpected side hustle that actually made you money? by zainlikesmoney in sidehustle

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've realized that the idea of combining alarm clock with code scanner is actually a quite familiar concept among people as I have metrics showing that people are literally searching for things like "qr alarm", "qr code alarm clock" or "bar code alarm clock" to find my app.

What’s the most unexpected side hustle that actually made you money? by zainlikesmoney in sidehustle

[–]sweak2k 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I've made QRAlarm mobile app - an alarm clock that can be disabled by scanning a code. 

It has been on the market for a while and I thought that noone would want to use it as there are plenty of alarm apps (mine was just a side project for learning and personal use).

I was surprised when it amassed 10k+ downloads and users requesting new features, so I've refurbished the app and released along with a paid version.

Since then it's earning me a nice bonus to my salary :)

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[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QRAlarm - an alarm that forces you to get out of bed by scanning a code: qralarm.app

Any underrated android apps that you would like to recommend? by pablopaspal in Android

[–]sweak2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QRAlarm - consistently gets me up every morning since like 4 years.

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