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Discontinue my app

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  • 24-04-2013 10:00am
    #1
    thebison
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 492 ✭✭


    Hi all, quick question from a non-technical guy!

    I had an app on the Google Play & Apple Store. I have deleted/unpublished both of them as I would like to discontinue the app due to it being really poor. Now that it’s removed from the both stores, is there any way that I can delete it from users who have it already installed on their phones?

    I know that it’s probably a long shot but I don’t want users using an app that doesn’t function correctly.

    Also, by deleting the app, have I stopped the possibility of changes being made to the app? E.g. push alerts, aesthetic changes.

    Thanks in advance.


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    #2
    Draco
    Subscribers Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭Draco


    I can't speak for android, but you can't remote delete an app on iOS.

    Users with your app would still get push alerts (but why would you be sending them out?) but there'd be no changes to UI or functionality.


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    shanefitz360
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭shanefitz360


    No way to delete it from Android either. But if it relies on any sort of a backend service, then when that goes down users will probably just delete it themselves.


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    srsly78
    Registered Users Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    You can release an update for it that basically replaces it with a "SORRY NOPE" message, but users will probably rage at you :D

    Google themselves (and apple) can remotely nuke apps, but developers can't do this themselves.


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    #5
    freddiemercury
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭freddiemercury


    yes we had the same problem with IOS
    you can update app to not function but you will
    probably loose customers as in reality you only get one shot at getting
    customers if they are not happy they will not return
    learned this at our own mistake
    Goodluck


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