So after I was done messing with some test builds of VMOS (which are all from their Chinese site), I decided to go back the normal version that had no major bugs. So I hop onto Google Play as usual and what do I find? No VMOS. A quick Google search shows people crying about it being removed. After a little more searching, I find out VMOS has its own English site (I only thought before that they had just the Chinese site). I of course downloaded the APK from there (it has the assets integrated, so no messing with OBB files).
This move from Google, no matter how they end up justifying it, is a deliberate and highly disrespectful slap in the face to the power user community that I and a good number of this forum's members belong to. It lets me run root apps without risking the reliability and warranty of my phone, I can enjoy using it HOW I WANT TO. Bricked VM? No problem, just clear data and set it up again. I am a person who hates limitations, and this app literally unlocked a whole new wonderful world for me to enjoy! Seeing it go off the Play Store enrages me.
Another thing this move from Google shows is that they think we are not smart enough to open an official website and download the APK. What an insult to us Android nerds.
And if Google did this in response to people sideloading the international (English) version of VMOS on their Mate 30 phones, that is honestly none of Google's buisiness as VMOS was not downloaded from Google Play to those Huawei devices.
Sorry if my writing is extremely erratic and doesn't sound like my normal self, but being a libertarian tech nerd I am having a very very hard time controlling my temper and sky-high blood pressure right now...
This move from Google, no matter how they end up justifying it, is a deliberate and highly disrespectful slap in the face to the power user community that I and a good number of this forum's members belong to. It lets me run root apps without risking the reliability and warranty of my phone, I can enjoy using it HOW I WANT TO. Bricked VM? No problem, just clear data and set it up again. I am a person who hates limitations, and this app literally unlocked a whole new wonderful world for me to enjoy! Seeing it go off the Play Store enrages me.
Another thing this move from Google shows is that they think we are not smart enough to open an official website and download the APK. What an insult to us Android nerds.
And if Google did this in response to people sideloading the international (English) version of VMOS on their Mate 30 phones, that is honestly none of Google's buisiness as VMOS was not downloaded from Google Play to those Huawei devices.
Sorry if my writing is extremely erratic and doesn't sound like my normal self, but being a libertarian tech nerd I am having a very very hard time controlling my temper and sky-high blood pressure right now...
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