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Not planning to. Last year Sync for Reddit had issues with Google as they're clamping down on apps that are similar from the same developer.
Does that mean there's only going to be a subscription based "pro" version?
I was a Pro user on reddit, but I'm not really interested in yet another subscription, even though I understand that may be financially attractive for you. I'd be happy to make a one-time purchase, though.
It'll be the same pricing model. Ultra is a subscription, pro is lifetime. It'll just be an in-app purchase now.
That aged poorly
Makes sense if that's the case. Thanks.
Will Pro become available as IAP, though? I'd maybe specify this. I did read this whole thread as if Pro was cancelled altogether.
I remember gravity box had a Paypal donation link and pro would be unlocked with your payment code. Not sure if Google Play allows this as it bypasses their 30%
Donation links are a violation of Google's T&C and will get an app banned.
How does it work for apps that are a part of other services?
Say a company has an app available to all customers that pay for some unrelated service, it would be weird to require them to do the transaction over Google Play?
Why do you think this is? Are they pushing for IAPs instead of pro/lite versions of apps? Do you think this is a good or bad move?
Not really sure. Took over a month to resolve last time though
Guess the other issue is that IAP bypasses family library so each member of your family group needs to cough up.
What was the point of having two different versions anyways instead of having one with an IAP?
I like the feeling of a clean app that doesn't have any ad integration at all.
If I remember correctly pro came out before IAP was a thing.
Other than the already mentioned points, the old Sync Pro and Sync Dev didn't include the ad libraries in the app. Sync Dev was on beta track by default IIRC and had an internal test group like the current 100 limited users testing group Sync for Lemmy has.
The in-app purchases can be buggy with amnesia hitting them once a while, making you install/reinstall just so google remembers you purchased pro. This happens when you have more than 1 google accounts on android.
Pro usually got new versions before free did
Can you do a separate app that acts like a licence key, they way apps like FX Explorer does it? Or does that have the same (or other) issue?
I'm in support of a separate pro version of the app. As a compromise, this could work, too. Though, I would prefer an app without any ad libraries whatsoever.
Probably a good idea, so many people gave you misdirected grief over that