App rejected by google play store

ionic-v1
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Hi guys

My Ionic app has been suspended due to “alternative store”.

My app make use of Facebook and youtube api, It also use inAppBrowser to access fayfast website which I use for donations.

I received this email from google.

After review, , has been suspended and removed from Google Play as a policy strike because it violates the Alternative Stores provision of the Developer Distribution Agreement.

Any suggestions?

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Do you know what part of your app could be understood as an “Alternative Store”?
Did you read the “Alternative Stores provision of the Developer Distribution Agreement”?

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https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html

and than alternative stores :wink:

seems you try to give access to apps/games for android besides the play store

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Yes I have read the DDA, it’s too vague though. I think it could be the inappbrowser opening payfast.co.za but still it does not seem like payfast is even available on iStore. But that is just a wild guess. The problem could be the facebook or youtube feed or anything hence I have posted this for solution

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It seems so but I really cannot figure out which part of my app is doing that. Either facebook, youtube api or the inappbrowser plugin accessing external url

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Maybe they want you to use In-App Purchases for Donations in the App?
(But normally only Apple would do something like that…)

As this is a “policy strike”, can’t you ask for clarification? I remember doing this some time ago when I had a problem… although they banned the whole account after that :stuck_out_tongue:

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Am sorry about your account. I have been trying to get hold of them but no luck. I am in South Africa and getting hold of these guys is such a mission. They do not reply to emails, all they have its bots auto generated emails :frowning: its annoying. They should state in details which part of the app is violating which clause.

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(Was a test account, so all good :slight_smile: I just checked: I had to file a repeal to the rejection and then after that was denied too I could answer an email that was read by an actual person. Unfortunately they couldn’t do anything [I agree] so no help.)

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At least I still have 2 more strikes. Thanks :slight_smile: let’s keen coding and keep Ionic alive !!!