#Android #GameDev #Google

📵 Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the U.S. government has sought to blacklist around the world.

#⃣ Details of the specific services affected by the suspension were still being discussed internally at Google, according to the source. Huawei attorneys are also studying the impact of the blacklist, a Huawei spokesman said on Friday. Huawei was not immediately reachable for further comment.

✅ Huawei will continue to have access to the version of the Android operating system available through the open source license, known as Android Open Source Project (AOSP), that is available for free to anyone who wishes to use it. There are about 2.5 billion active Android devices worldwide, according to Google.

❎ But Google will stop providing Huawei with access, technical support and collaboration involving its proprietary apps and services going forward, the source said.

Huawei has said it has spent the last few years preparing a contingency plan by developing its own technology in case it is blocked from using Android. Some of this technology is already being used in products sold in China, the company has said.

In an interview with Reuters in March, Eric Xu, rotating chairman of Huawei, struck a defiant note in anticipation of retaliatory actions by U.S. companies. “No matter what happens, the Android Community does not have any legal right to block any company from accessing its open-source license,” he said.

Popular Google apps such as Gmail, YouTube and the Chrome browser that are available through Google’s Play Store will disappear from future Huawei handsets as those services are not covered by the open source license and require a commercial agreement with Google.

#Google #Huawei #Android #Politics

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-alphabet-exclusive/exclusive-google-suspends-some-business-with-huawei-after-trump-blacklist-source-idUSKCN1SP0NB

#Android #GooglePlay #Huawei

😱 Are you ready, kids? GET READY TO WAIT FOR THREE DAYS TO BE PUBLISHED ON #ANDROID!

First of all, this new set of rules will force new apps to be published through this wall of reviews, but then all apps will have to make updates and uploads for days.

https://www.choiceofgames.com/2019/08/google-warns-developers-that-all-new-apps-require-three-days-for-approval/

#Android Developers Blog: Introducing the new #GooglePlay Console beta
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/06/introducing-new-google-play-console-beta.html

Top-10 games by revenue (June 2020) #Business #Analytics #Android #iOS

Here's how you can export #GodotEngine (3.3) games to #Android. And for 3.4 the section have been simplified even further (with single line SDK path):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQFM9m88T60

Have you ever wanted to use #GodotEngine on #Android? Here you go:

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-3-5-beta-3

Hey, WATCH OUT!

#GTA #Android

After a year since the first APK release, #GodotEngine is officially available on Google Play (both 3.x and 4.x branches)!

The worst limitation is the export, so you probably gonna need a PC later on. But nearly anything else works!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.godotengine.editor.v3

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.godotengine.editor.v4

#Godot #GooglePlay #Android

Meanwhile: Wreckfest is on sale for #Android and #iOS for less than any item in your favorite Free 2 Play game. Deep and detailed physical racing with several game modes, total havock, lawnmowers and school buses!

UPD: Android version has been sold over 50 000 times. It's a good sign for premium mobile games! Keep in mind that the majority of people bought it for $10.

#Sale #Offers #Racing

In-app purchases for #Godot4 on #Android

https://github.com/code-with-max/godot-google-play-iapp #GodotEngine #Plugins

Epic Games Store is now available on iOS (EU) and Android (Worldwide):

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/epic-games-store-available-now-on-mobile #EpicStore #EGS #EuropeanUnion #MobileGames #Android

No, Google Play, I definitely don't! Imagine that someone is telling you "wanna receive spam?" when your try to close the app store...

#Google #Android

Google rolled out their new AI assistant Gemini and forcibly disabled certain features of the old Assistant.

For example: Gemini can't search your screen on demand so Google decided that... old assistant also shouldn't and disabled this feature for everyone. Now whether you allow Gemini or not, screen search button does nothing.

It's evolving, just backwards... #Google #Android

This is devastating: Amazon is giving up on Android!

There were startups with huge focus on Amazon publishing deals to support and maintain versions run by other teams for Google Play. It was somewhat a competition to prevent the monopoly of Google.

Amazon app store will be shut down on August 20, 2025. It was initially launched in spring of 2011.

#MobileGames@GameDEV
#Android@GameDEV
#Amazon@GameDEV

· The Google Play Store now has an app quality warning.
· If an app has a potential issue with its overall quality, a yellow alert box on its Play Store page will inform you.
· Warnings include frequent uninstalls, less frequent engagement, and a low user count.

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#Google@GameDEV
#MobileGames@GameDEV

It still blows my mind that Godot Engine is also available on Android. People from developing countries are often unable to buy computers and still have a passion to try out SOME game development.

Do I recommend it? Nope: it's far behind the full version, mostly due to bad Android drivers and inconsistent features support. Even on Qualcomm 888 Plus it works extremely slow and yes, you'd better have a USB dongle, keyboard, and mouse.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.godotengine.editor.v4&hl=en

#Android@GameDEV
#GodotEngine@GameDEV

And one incredibly enthusiastic developer made Blender port for Android!

#Blender@GameDEV
#Android@GameDEV