The new requirements make sense only if there’s the possibility to contact human support. Google unfortunately is run by bots
Surely at this point you’d make your own Google Drive and sync your notes to there? Clearly relying on a third party API isn’t working for them financially so stop doing it. Some S3 storage and a backend isn’t that difficult and could be run for pennies.
I’m not sure from this blog post why they can’t do that?
I guess integration with Google Drive is a big convenience for users.
But yes, if the cost of getting access is to high for indie developers, then it make sense to avoid Google Drive. Creating and maintaining your own cloud sync service for a specific app may not be worth it, they should investigate integration with existing Google Drive competitors/alternatives.
Cuz they’re shit programmers who can’t think out of the box…who the fuck would use google drive in the first place???
It’s asinine.
I don’t understand why there aren’t more progressive web apps to combat this. Maybe the google drive integration would still be a problem, but you can avoid app store shenanigans by deploying directly to your users.
You’re limited on UX when it comes to PWAs. For tools where this matters a lot, PWAs are a non-starter.
Maybe Firefox dropping pwa support is a factor there?