I agree that it sucks, but it's most likely because 1) the app was removed for some policy reason, or 2) the app targets an older version of the Android SDK that you shouldn't install on newer devices for security reasons. I have some old apps I don't want to update that fall into both of these categories.
It would be nice if there was a non-official way to install these old apps, like if they were archived on archive.org or something similar.
Apkmirror has some old versions.
Yeah I've had this problem with video games in the era of live service. I bought this game memory from Mars, I never really played it and when I finally went back to play it it was completely dead.
Yeah I've noticed that I can no longer add floating bar for LG v30. I can use it on phones where it's already downloaded but I can no longer add it to any new phones and if I delete it I can never use it again.
Which is strange cuz it's still completely functional
Odd, it still works for me on all my LG phones including the V30. Did you reset your phones recently?
Many years ago, delisted apps used to stay on your IOS device but if you ever uninstalled them, they'd be gone for good. No idea if that's still the case.
Yes this is still the case, I can still download Alien Blue for instance. I tried using it for fun 2 weeks ago and it was working absolutely fine still. Now it probably finally broke though, but I can still download the app from my purchased apps list.
Edit: Just tried it and reddit still seems to be working just fine on Alien Blue. That was unexpected lol.
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