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Trump vs. China. Can TikTok and WeChat really be banned from US based Android devices?

Legal questions aside, let's explore the technical possibilities.

I just had a terrible business idea:

1. Create a shitty, low effort Android app (dunno, something like a weather widget, horoscope, or calculator knock off).
2. Publish on Play, let it rot ripen for a couple of months, then buy 100k+ installs (see email spam folder for offers), add some 5* reviews for good measure.
3. Sell that app to those asshats that keep spamming me about buying my apps for a song.

Yes, those scavengers DO annoy me. Especially when having a disclaimer in their footer, informing me that I received their offer because I subscribed to some mailing list.

DummyDroid won't download APK files when mocking a Lineage OS device (or any custom ROM for that matter)

With Android and Play, figuring out device compatibility is somewhat of a black art. Which really just is a nice way for saying 'the whole Android ecosystem is one giant compatibility hack'.

Top 10 best Android safety tips 2020

Kidding, there's actually just one and the title is clickbait. Welcome to the internet, have a nice stay.

Progress report: Adding CAPTCHA Support to the Setup Wizard

Why the hell is it taking so long?!

Is it possible to merge split APK apps?

I get it, you guys hate split APKs as much as I do. So why doesn't Raccoon simply merge them into a traditional APK? Is that even possible?

I am an app developer. Can I use an APK downloader to artificially increase the downloadcounter of my apps?

TLDR; Nope, you can't (and you shouldn't either).