- Jan 22, 2008
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Last time, I've created 2 journeys and one time I succed but no time for update it (family problems, business problems, etc.)
Second time, I've tried to be more white hat and was spamming play store with games and lock screens, as you see we have new policy for anti spam in Google Play.
So after few months later (one journey in 2017, second in January 2018), I've decided to return to Play Store and my origins. I will be not white hat guy any more.
My plan for incoming apps is pure blackhat. Mp3, video downloaders, music streamers, outside app ads, sneaky things like installing apks in the background, multiple admobs accounts, mining on "better" user devices, hiding apps in uninstall lists, etc.
Why I've decided now? Today I've got suspension for few white hat apps with communicate:
After research in Google, I see huge play armageddon, seems they are wiping all old apps (most of old developers haven't possibility to update old code because their sources missing or they just spammed massive in 2015). So seems Google is making place for new commers.
Also, as we can see on charts, Google Play removed 750k apps for April.
I don't have data for September yet, should be arround October 15 but looks like, we will have the biggest app number drop in store in history. I see panic on reddit and android forums, developers loosing legit apps, games because new privacy policy requirement.
Almost all apps using any advertising solution are affected with this new policy.
This means, we can soon observe drop in 1-2mln apps deleted from Play Store! This is huge chance. Where users will come? To new apps!
Personaly, Google removed my 3 apps but ... unpublished few hundreds of my apps, giving me 2 weeks for update. For sure, I will update my the best apps and that's all.
I also asked my friend to check his apps, removed as well! It means, Google is doing it in massive and few waves.
What will happen now? New apps and games can have big chances, greater visibility and users will focus to download them!
If you are android dev or tried with apps before without success. Jump now! We have window opened.
Do not expect niches, app links in this thread. I am going to publish stats and earnigs every few days for new blackhat apps!
Second time, I've tried to be more white hat and was spamming play store with games and lock screens, as you see we have new policy for anti spam in Google Play.
So after few months later (one journey in 2017, second in January 2018), I've decided to return to Play Store and my origins. I will be not white hat guy any more.
My plan for incoming apps is pure blackhat. Mp3, video downloaders, music streamers, outside app ads, sneaky things like installing apks in the background, multiple admobs accounts, mining on "better" user devices, hiding apps in uninstall lists, etc.
Why I've decided now? Today I've got suspension for few white hat apps with communicate:
After research in Google, I see huge play armageddon, seems they are wiping all old apps (most of old developers haven't possibility to update old code because their sources missing or they just spammed massive in 2015). So seems Google is making place for new commers.
Also, as we can see on charts, Google Play removed 750k apps for April.
I don't have data for September yet, should be arround October 15 but looks like, we will have the biggest app number drop in store in history. I see panic on reddit and android forums, developers loosing legit apps, games because new privacy policy requirement.
Almost all apps using any advertising solution are affected with this new policy.
This means, we can soon observe drop in 1-2mln apps deleted from Play Store! This is huge chance. Where users will come? To new apps!
Personaly, Google removed my 3 apps but ... unpublished few hundreds of my apps, giving me 2 weeks for update. For sure, I will update my the best apps and that's all.
I also asked my friend to check his apps, removed as well! It means, Google is doing it in massive and few waves.
What will happen now? New apps and games can have big chances, greater visibility and users will focus to download them!
If you are android dev or tried with apps before without success. Jump now! We have window opened.
Do not expect niches, app links in this thread. I am going to publish stats and earnigs every few days for new blackhat apps!
