Post #2142849

2026-05-05 21:35 UTC

Thank you Google. I understand that you want Android developers to be active in their Play accounts. I understand that you sent me several email warnings about this. I was, however, quite busy. But yesterday, I was able to find time to log in to my account. There were warning banners telling me my account might be closed due to inactivity. And I was able to upload a new version of my app. ...and 10 hours later, you cancelled my developer account. Seriously?

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@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz 2026-05-05 22:17

... and now, for bonus points: in an attempt to re-create my developer account, I'm stuck on a page that says “Create account and Pay”... which I've pressed twice... and Google has charged my credit card twice... but I can’t log into anything. Who wants to take bets that their new account validation scheme hasn't tested the "This email address has been used before" path?

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@fancysandwiches@neuromatch.social 2026-05-05 22:13

@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz Google is only worth $4.5T, do you expect them to actually be good at what they do?

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@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it 2026-05-05 23:24

@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz I suggest you add your app to alternative 3rd party app stores, such as F-Droid. Hang on, I'm being told that Google very much does not want you doing THAT either, starting Sept 2026..

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