Daniel Gultsch

The Google Play App review team has their own accounts. The Developer Console let's me enter test credentials. Sometimes they use those sometimes they just create new accounts. Depends on the individual reviewer.

The Play version doesn't have channel search. The only reason a reviewer would join a channel is that they explicitly entered the address or used an external search engine.

The last app update got rejected because the app hosts terrorist content.

How do browsers ever pass the test?

Jul 10 at 9:23amWeb
Show threadGuus der Kinderen2d ago
@daniel If there every was a time for the Nathan Fillion Speechless animated gif...
Show threadTénno Seremél’2d ago
@daniel Those are more equal than others.
Show threadwilhelm2d ago
@daniel who said Google is neutral in their review process? After all xmpp is a direct competitor to their offerings, right? You may want to report this example along with some explanations to @EUCommission in light of DMA et al
Show threadGeneralX ⏯️2d ago
@daniel
The logical solution is to build a safejabbering.conversations.im service that maintains a list of "bad" channels that Conversations must reference before joining a channel.
Show threadСейд ✅2d ago
Пожалуйста, опубликуй Conversations и Quicksy в магазине RuStore одновременно с подачей апелляции в Google Play. Это позволит пользователям иметь доступ к новым версиям приложений, пока Google не примет решение.

Кроме того, это укрепит позиции XMPP на значимом рынке.
Show threadmittorn2d ago
@daniel maybe just report firefox and chrome?
Show threadMartin2d ago
@daniel@gultsch.social
Maybe they don't like the #anticapitalist group from #Brunswick. 🫣
Show threadS1m2d ago
@daniel give them an account on a server that isn't federated
Show threadDaniel Gultsch2d ago
@S1m I've considered putting the existing test account on guard rails. I guess that would work even without setting up a dedicated domain for that. However sometimes - and it's very unclear when and why - they just set up regular accounts.
Show threadS1m2d ago
@daniel I think you should. There is no reason to threat them as they would make a faithful review
Show threadAndrzej Wójcik1d ago
@daniel @S1m maybe just check their IP addresses and if they match google IP range just limit what they can see… I recall some apps did stuff like that in AppStore to pass review. They even accessed device location for that
Show thread41402-nyan1d ago
@daniel ah yes, classic.

Google also tried to do the same to my fedi client around 5 years ago.

Glad to know Google Play is still is a piece of crap after I decided to left it year ago