An icon pack developer shares his firsthand experience with the Play Store’s wiggly definitions.
— apps that allow you to to change how your app icons look on Android. Typically, products like this come in a couple of different variants, so that users can have a wider diversity of options when creating their ideal setup. This is part of Android’s approach to customization from time immemorial and is pretty much what users have come to see as the “Enter stage left: Google’s bot that enforces the Play Store policies.
One of the solutions that Google offered through the automated email was combining all variants in a single pack, but let us explain why that wouldn't work. First off, it would call for a price increase, which iswouldn’t really useFurthermore, if the decision that the bot made was part of some grand-sweep, affecting all icon packs with a multitude of variants, it would’ve made slightly more sense. That, however, isn’t the case, as other icon packs were not affected at all.
In a dualistic and somewhat dissatisfying turn of events, Google didn’t provide any commentary on the situation, but it went ahead and reinstated the icon packs back on the Play Store. While this is a solid win indeed, we hope that the Big G will take a moment to scold their bot and ensure that no mishaps like this happen again.
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