App update rejected once again for the SMS/Call log permissions

[Jacob L]

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/filing-suit-against-google-and-samsung-for-illegally-colluding-to-block-competition-in-app-distribution-and-undermining-the-epic-v-google-jury-verdict

 

[Jacob L]

I will have to start trying to reach out to some big tech sites and see if anyone would be interested to cover the story as MacroDroid is a reasonably big app nowadays so perhaps someone will think the situation is worth writing about.

I would welcome suggestions of some sites I should try and reach out to, should it come to that.

The creator of this video:

Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/contact-us

Android Authority: https://www.androidauthority.com/contact

Android Police: https://www.androidpolice.com/contact

Change.org

UK government: https://www.gov.uk/petition-government

Then you might get traction in r/Androif, r/androiddev and r/degoogle subreddits

 

[MacroDroidDev]

Thanks Jacob, that's a good set of links. I'm sure I will need them in the future, but I am happy to report that my latest attempt has finally gone through. I assume that my hunch that it only counts as an automation app if the video shows 4 or more actions was correct. Of course it could just be completely random/different person (or algorithm) that decided yes it really is an automation app.

 

[Wibbly]

Excellent news! Well done. Hopefully that informs your next submission which may (?!) be less painful

 

[MacroDroidDev]

No doubt the next rejection for some other reason is not too far away, but for today my stress levels have returned to a normal level.

 

[Jacob L]

No doubt the next rejection for some other reason is not too far away, but for today my stress levels have returned to a normal level.

Full files access!

 

[WolfgangT]

> Your declared that your permission use case is the core functionality of your app.

Good grief - that's not even a correctly formed English sentence!

Artificial "Intelligence" isn't really intelligent ....

 

[Wibbly]

More artificial than intelligent