For a couple of years, developers have made a habit of offering subscriptions to be able to use their applications, a use that was previously available in exchange for a few euros and that included several updates to the application. As that change in trend came, abuse came from some.
This change in trend has been reflected in both iOS and Android, as well as the abuse that some developers are doing, to try to cheat the maximum number of users who download their applications. The abuse of trust that some users place in downloaded applications is also related to location.
Some time ago Google got down to work so that the applications / games that requested permission to access the user's location stopped doing so, especially when this functionality is not related at any time to the application. However, we can still find applications that abuse the ability to access the location for the application to work, making use of it in the background when it is not really necessary.
From now on, applications that want to access the location of the terminal when they are not in the foreground, will have to get Google approval firstIn this way, the search giant wants to limit unnecessary requests due to the sensitivity of that information.
The applications that can make permanent use of the user's location include social media that transmit our location to friends or family or tools to report an emergency. The sales applications, which allow locating the stores closest to the user's location "do not have solid arguments to obtain that approval.
These new guidelines related to the placement of applications, They will be mandatory from August of this year. If the application is already available in the Play Store, the developers will have until November to be able to modify them or otherwise, they will be expelled from the Play Store.
Deceptive subscriptions
Another of the changes that Google has applied in the Play Store is found in the subscriptions. Many are the users who they complain that it is not always clear what they are subscribing to when they download and use an app. Although the Play Store reminds us when subscriptions expire, as well as communicate it via email, from Google they want users to have more information when they access a subscription.
Google wants developers explain what exactly a subscription offers and that facilitate the possibility of canceling them. The page where they are displayed must clearly indicate both the price and the frequency of billing as well as what the users receive in return.
Furthermore, it also requires developers to clearly inform the user if you need a subscription to be able to use an application. Although in most cases it is not necessary, these do not clearly show the option to exit the welcome window where the subscription is displayed, so many users end up biting.
