[The Next Web] Google forces CyanogenMod to pull its one-click installer from the Play store over violation of developer terms

Well that didn’t last long. CyanogenMod today announced it has pulled its one-click installer from Google Play. The Google Play Support team informed the startup that its app is in violation of Google Play’s developer terms and advised it to “voluntarily remove the application, or they would be forced to remove it administratively.”

CyanogenMod says it complied with Google’s wishes but is waiting on a more favorable resolution. Yet the startup is clearly unhappy with the development.

Here’s its side of the story:

To those unfamiliar with the application, it has a single function – to guide users to enable “ADB”, a built in development and debugging tool, and then navigates the user to the desktop installer. The desktop application then performs the installation of the CyanogenMod on their Android device.

After reaching out to the Play team, their feedback was that though application itself is harmless, and not actually in violation of their Terms of Service, since it ‘encourages users to void their warranty’, it would not be allowed to remain in the store.

The one-click installer lasted just over two weeks on Google Play. It was released on November 12 and was pulled on November 27.

We have contacted Google for more information about the removal. We will update this story if we hear back.

Top Image Credit: CyanogenMod

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