吐槽 Android 开发者验证计划 (Fuck Android Developer Verification Program)

ivx 👾💀@0xcrypto Previously, I started a new Play Store account because I wanted to make video games for Android. But I never got time to finish my game. As a result, my personal play store account was closed by @Google because of inactivity. Now, I developed a new app, let’s publish it on play store. But I cannot restore my old account. The message now says “To start publishing apps on Google Play, create a new account.” but I haven’t found any method to create a new play console account yet either.

之前，我注册了一个新的 Play Store 账号，因为我想为 Android 开发游戏。但我一直没时间完成我的游戏。结果，我的个人 Play Store 账号因为长期不活跃被 @Google 给注销了。现在，我开发了一个新应用，想把它发布到 Play Store 上。但我无法恢复旧账号。现在的提示信息显示“要开始在 Google Play 上发布应用，请创建一个新账号”，但我甚至找不到任何创建新 Play Console 账号的方法。

Okay no problem, I don’t need a play store account just to publish apps, I could maybe ship an APK via @fdroidorg . But wait, what’s this? To distribute my APK in the future, I must sign up for Android Developer Verification Program? Okay it should be just a sign up then. No big deal. But wait, this Android Developer Verification Program costs 25$? I just wanna publish my little app for free. I am not even making money out of it. Why should I be paying this tax to Google?

好吧，没问题，我不需要 Play Store 账号也能发布应用，我或许可以通过 @fdroidorg 分发 APK。但等等，这是什么？未来要分发我的 APK，我必须注册“Android 开发者验证计划”？好吧，那应该只是个注册流程，没什么大不了的。但等等，这个 Android 开发者验证计划要收 25 美元？我只是想免费发布我的小应用而已。我甚至都没从中赚钱。我为什么要向 Google 缴纳这笔“税”？

Okay 25$ isn’t a big amount, I can pay. But what’s this, I need to tell them who I am as well? WTF is this shit! Okay how about I will just share a development build with my friends. Tf? Even for the users below 20, I must register with the techno overlord? Sure there is no 25$ for 20 or less, but I still need to have a verified payments profile and must tell them my opinion about publishing on android? Tell me @Google, can I write “Fuck you” there? or should I be a lickaboot loyal little rule-follower and write a love letter there?

好吧，25 美元不是什么大数目，我付得起。但这是什么鬼，我还需要向他们证明我的身份？这到底是什么狗屁玩意儿！好吧，那我就只把开发版本分享给朋友总行了吧？搞什么？即使是针对 20 人以下的用户，我也必须向这位“科技霸主”注册？确实，20 人以下不需要交 25 美元，但我仍然需要有一个经过验证的支付资料，还必须告诉他们我对在 Android 上发布应用的看法？告诉我 @Google，我能在那里写“去你的”吗？还是说我应该做一个唯唯诺诺、忠诚守规的小奴才，给他们写一封情书？

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Usukhbayar Batbayar@unoryas Yeah, screw Android Developer Program. I gave up making Android apps back in 2019, while I was literally working as an Android developer at a company.

没错，去他的 Android 开发者计划。我早在 2019 年就放弃开发 Android 应用了，当时我甚至还在一家公司担任 Android 开发工程师。

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Suraj Verma 🇮🇳@vermaizer I don’t really have an issue with the $25 or even ID verification if someone wants to distribute apps at scale. $25 isn’t going to stop an actual scammer anyway, but verification can at least make repeated abuse harder. What I don’t like is Google becoming the gatekeeper.

如果有人想大规模分发应用，我其实并不介意 25 美元的费用，甚至也不介意身份验证。反正 25 美元也挡不住真正的骗子，但验证至少能增加重复滥用的难度。我不喜欢的是 Google 正在成为（应用分发的）守门人。

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Odine@_odine This was a shadow change to their TOS, and was reported by many sources, but none the less its just the typical shit going on these days in the “Land of the Free”.

这是他们服务条款（TOS）的一次暗中修改，许多消息来源都报道过，但无论如何，这只是如今在“自由之地”发生的典型烂事。