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Conversations app goes free, breaks from Google Play
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Conversations app goes free, breaks from Google Play

The gist

Conversations developer Daniel Gultsch made the app free and left Google Play.
The move shows how app store review delays can threaten security updates.

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 2014Development of Conversations started in Daniel Gultsch's student dormitory.
  2. Mar 24, 2014Conversations was released to the public; Gultsch decided to try to turn the open-source project into a business.
  3. Sep 24, 2026Blog post 'Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free' published, stating Conversations is now free and breaking up with Google Play.

Sources

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