Google Sent Me Nudes: A Developer's Play Store Nightmare

So long Google, and thanks for all the nudes

After acquiring 10 identical Android 6.0.1 phones for an SMS gateway project, the author rediscovered the joy of lightweight, self-built apps on a degoogled OS. But when trying to publish a text editor on the Play Store, Google rejected it with an NSFW screenshot of an unrelated app, then rejected the appeal without explanation. The author now plans to stick with F-Droid and itch.io, warning that relying on Google is a bad idea.

Google is literally sending me nudes as part of their review process.

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2026-09-28