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PhilippC / keepass2android

Password manager app for Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2android.keepass2android
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Google will remove Play Store apps that use Accessibility Services for anything except helping disabled users #111

Closed okoetter closed 6 years ago

okoetter commented 6 years ago

The title says it all, you can read more about it here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/11/12/google-will-remove-play-store-apps-use-accessibility-services-anything-except-helping-disabled-users/

If I'm not wrong this will affect Keepass2Android seriously. We have an alternative beginning with Android Oreo once the use of the Autofill Framework has been implemented in Keepass2Android, but I guess some comfort features in Keepass2Android are lost for older Android versions.

@PhilippC: Did you also get a mail from Google about this?

PhilippC commented 6 years ago

yes I did. Will try to create a plugin to compensate for this, but it's really annoying. Anyway, I won't risk being removed from Google Play...

DJCrashdummy commented 6 years ago

...another reason to publish via f-droid (#38) or at least akps (https://github.com/PhilippC/keepass2android/issues/38#issuecomment-341652382) (which can be easily included into alternative repos).

user8446 commented 6 years ago

Is there a way to comment back to google regarding this? There are many legitimate apps that rely on accessibility services - password managers, app locks, button mappers, etc. Maybe if enough developers reach out google might think of an alternative - like a popup warning like when selecting installation from unknown sources.

PhilippC commented 6 years ago

I did not find a way to communicate with Google on this :-(

LegoChicken commented 6 years ago

See their recent blog https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/11/getting-your-android-app-ready-for.html "The Autofill API is open for anyone to implement a service. We are actively working with 1Password, Dashlane, Keeper, and LastPass to help them with their implementations towards becoming certified on Android. We will be certifying password managers and adding them to a curated section in the Play Store, which the "Add service" button in settings will link to. If you are a password manager and would like to be certified, please get in touch."

okoetter commented 6 years ago

As I wrote the Autofill API is only implemented starting with Android Oreo. Marketshare <0.5% at the moment.

pehlm commented 6 years ago

Yes, but it's possible that passwordmanagers can receive reprieve "from possible upcoming removals from the Play Store" as they write on Androidauthority. So it's important to contact Google.