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Conversations chat app pulls away from Google Play
Original: 🔬 The best bytes of # science & # tech across the # fediverse “Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Fr
Daniel Gultsch, developer of the Android XMPP messaging app Conversations, has announced the app is no longer being distributed through Google Play, explaining the decision in a post titled 'Breaking Up with Google Play'. The move has drawn attention on Hacker News and across the fediverse, where users are debating the practicality of leaving major app stores and what it means for open-source, privacy-focused messaging apps.
Why now: A well-known open-source developer publicly withdrawing a popular messaging app from Google Play sparks debate over app store dependence and privacy.
ConversationsGoogle PlayDaniel GultschHacker News
Evidence
- 🔬 The best bytes of # science & # tech across the # fediverse “Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free Link: gultsch․de/posts/breaking-up-with-google-play/ Comments: news․ycombinator․com/item?id=49855315” https:// framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator… · bitsontape@privacysafe.social · 2
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