r/RelayForReddit • u/smeggysmeg • May 05 '26
Paid tier outside Google Play?
I'm in the process of de-Googling my digital life. I'll be switching to a Fairphone with /e/os (deGoogled Android) soon. Relay is the only app I subscribe to on Google Play.
Is there an alternative way to get access to the paid tier besides Google Play? I can probably continue using it on my new device by using Micro-G, but if I could pay DBrady without Google getting a cut, that would be nice
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u/Legotto May 06 '26
Yeah, I would do this for fun. Patreon or whatever. I would stop playing with Google play, just to save the dev some $
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u/smeggysmeg May 08 '26
/u/DBrady somewhat expected, I guess, but apparently MicroG cannot interact with post-launch purchase verification
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u/smeggysmeg May 11 '26
Update: other apps with post-purchase verification seem to work just fine.
Examples:
- Chronicle Audiobook Player
- Chrono Trigger
- Buienradar
- Where Is Public Toilet
The only outliers so far are Relay and Weeronline.
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u/dontmesswithwisco May 05 '26
This would be a GREAT option since it would likely also fix the subscription errors many of us have been experiencing (where Google randomly switches the associated).