Now, that’s what I call a bomb to start the week with. Supposedly, existing devices will continue to function, but that’s just a technicality. Google could easily lock them out as well if ordered by Trump to do so (A…
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Google locking out uncertified Android devices – speculations on how it works and what to do
Ok, there’s a lot of confusing information out there now, concerning Google’s latest walled garden antics. It’s not directly a problem for Raccoon (Raccoon, with the help of DummyDroid, can fake any desired device), but it might be for people…
Getting in touch with users who (anonymously) left poor ratings on Google Play
Let’s say you just published a brand new app on Google Play, then the first couple of days are crucial. Every review/rating counts and nothing will get your blood pressure up like unjustified downvotes. Let’s face it, some users plain…
Google Play, GSF ID, useragent, app compatibility?
I get asked fairly often (in various ways) how Google Play determines if an app is compatible with a device.
Posted in Android
Raccoon, Google Play, APK download and the offertype
One of the cool features of Raccoon is the ability to downgrade apps when a developer screws you over with an update. However, in order to do so, you must supply the following download parameters yourself:
Help Wanted: Got a phone/tablet with a debug build of Android 6 or higher?
I’m kinda stuck here, trying to keep Raccoon up to date with the latest changes on Google Play. It’s nothing critical (yet), but we are missing out on some fancy stuff since Raccoon can’t interpret some of the data it…
Bypassing region restrictions on Google Play
I keep forgetting this, but since I’m in the process of phasing the akdeniz library out of Raccoon: it may not actually be nescessary to use proxies to bypass region restriction on Google Play. There is a HTTP GET request…
Posted in Android, Note to self
I get quite a bit of spam mail offering me to boost the download count of my own apps on Play (thanks Google for requiring me to maintain a spam support address). I also get occasionally asked if my APK…
Posted in Android
Finding/Downloading buried apps on Google Play
Just learned something new today that feels like I should have known it for years (probably even did once, but then forgot): did you ever have the “page 99” problem? You know exactly what app you want, how the name…
Posted in Android
The more I see of Android, the less convinced I am that Google only hires the smartest and the brightest
Today I log into Play to check on my apps. I am greeted by an updated design, twice as slow as the previous one, but hey, at least it’s material design now and I can waste some additional time on…
