Ads upon ads upon ads
The ads are so fucking bad now on Google play.
Now the top part of my search menu shows ads whenever I'm looking for apps.
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Just wait till they block sideloading and lock the bootloaders. The technological dystopia is coming.
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On the App Store, if I search for "Two Dots", the first 2/3 of my screen is filled with "Two Dots" and when I scroll down, I get related apps. And when I scroll down FURTHER, I see ads for other apps.
Android the open-source OS is cool and all. As soon as you involve Google in your Android experience, you're better off getting an iPhone instead. They at least have the common courtesy of giving you a reach-around while they... y'know.
Google play is fucked for many years now. Gone are the days of Gingerbreads, Ice Cream Sandwiches and Jelly Beans.
They also pester you with notifications and they're always some candy crush trash shit
Double your pleasure double your fun 😉
Without exception, whenever I search for a specific app I need to Google it because the App Store search function is so utterly shit.
It never just shows me what I'm searching for, it's always shitty predatory apps with a million ads that show up first.
🤢
Nothing new there.
I use Minireview to get game recommendations to bypass searching through the play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=minireview.best.android.games.reviews
Also, the frame drops. Oh the frame drops. Searching and app and scrolling down always drops frames since Google switched away from Android Market. I can't imagine how does it still happen to this day lmao.