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Google removed my app due to Apple Music login

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Cancelling all existing subscriptions seems extremely hostile. Imagine if you were a happy customer and suddenly Google rips the service away from you. This looks really bad for Google. I’m sure it was a mistake to handle it this way and I’m sure they will fix this one off but it’s scary to know this can happen. Also I sure hope they restart the subscriptions. What a sticky situation they’ve caused. Imagine you are subscribed. Then you’re subscription is cancelled. Then it’s started again. We’re they notifying the customers? That’s gotta cause some churn.

Devil's advocate: it's probably not due to the "download apple music" button and more to do with the tagline that came with it: "Millions of songs. All ad-free. New users can get upto 3 months free.".

> Devil's advocate: it's probably not due to

Good thing Google's feedback was so specific that they know exactly what they did wrong and how to fix it /s

The next line is "if we told you what crime you're accused of, criminals would abuse that information to evade the law"

I’m not sure it’s so obvious that spamblockers owe spammers an explanation.

Yes that may be. The main case is still for me: is this an Ad for our app or is this just normal external service webview based login?

That’s the first time this is an issue after 4 years being on the Play Store and immediately they remove the whole app.

>or is this just normal external service webview based login?

is the tagline part of the webview, or is it content controlled by you, and the webview only opens when you tap the button? if it's the former then I'd agree it's not an ad, although I can still understand why it might look like an ad to a reviewer who doesn't understand the nuances.

It’s the former. I hate ads in general and I would rather offer service for free (like we do with GetPassbook) than have crappy ads in the app.

Removing them for that doesn't make any more sense than the "download apple music" button.

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