Android Developers Union
Android developers, unite! Defend your rights! This appeal is addressed to all the organizers of the new union ( The Android Developers Union ), who have seven requirements for Google to change the working conditions of the Android Market.
1. Cancel the 32% google-application tax.
2. Correct the effect of "entry points" (now the Android Market can be viewed only through two lists: Most Recent and Top Selling).
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3. Open bug tracking.
4. Increasing payment methods (in the first two years of the market there was generally only one option: Google Checkout).
5. Clear rules and description of the appeals process to delete the application.
6. Direct communication with the Android Market development team.
7. The transparency of the algorithms (since the Market source codes are closed, it is not entirely clear how the search functions really should work, why the application does not always fall into the Most Recent list, and how the Featured Apps list is compiled). We require Google to explain the algorithms behind these functions, because they directly affect our working conditions.
According to union leaders, meeting these requirements will significantly improve the working environment for Android Market developers, as well as improve the ecosystem and provide better conditions for users.
“If our conditions are not met, we will move our applications to alternative sites, we will use other more open platforms instead of Android, dissuade other developers from creating products for Android and work tirelessly to destroy any statements by Google about the openness of this platform,” said in a statement.
1. Cancel the 32% google-application tax.
2. Correct the effect of "entry points" (now the Android Market can be viewed only through two lists: Most Recent and Top Selling).
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3. Open bug tracking.
4. Increasing payment methods (in the first two years of the market there was generally only one option: Google Checkout).
5. Clear rules and description of the appeals process to delete the application.
6. Direct communication with the Android Market development team.
7. The transparency of the algorithms (since the Market source codes are closed, it is not entirely clear how the search functions really should work, why the application does not always fall into the Most Recent list, and how the Featured Apps list is compiled). We require Google to explain the algorithms behind these functions, because they directly affect our working conditions.
According to union leaders, meeting these requirements will significantly improve the working environment for Android Market developers, as well as improve the ecosystem and provide better conditions for users.
“If our conditions are not met, we will move our applications to alternative sites, we will use other more open platforms instead of Android, dissuade other developers from creating products for Android and work tirelessly to destroy any statements by Google about the openness of this platform,” said in a statement.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/114784/
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