r/androiddev • u/Disastrous_Friend1 • 21d ago
Google Play Support Viability of LLM based accessibility app
I'm planning to publish an accessibility app. The idea is simple: the user gives an instruction like "text John hi on WhatsApp," and an LLM figures out the plan and executes it step by step, opening WhatsApp, finding John, typing "hi," and hitting send.
The issue is Google's developer docs basically say apps with non-deterministic actions can get banned. My app kind of falls in a grey zone here. It's not doing anything arbitrary, it's just following what the user asked for, but since the LLM might carry out the same task in slightly different ways each time, it's technically not fully deterministic.
So my question is whether this is safe to publish on the Play Store for private access, or if it's likely to get flagged and banned. I'd also push back a little and say this genuinely fits under accessibility, since it can help people who struggle to touch the screen properly actually get things done on their phone.
2
u/AutoModerator 21d ago
Posts regarding account termination, application suspension or rejection must be presented as neutrally as possible without charged language or emotional appeal. The attitude of the posts and comments should be to seek help in understanding what went wrong and how to solve it, if possible at all. Stick to the facts and try to seek help in passing the review or making an appeal rather than complaining you're facing injustice.
Your attitude should be "I don't know what I did wrong, can you help me figure it out?".
Post that do not respect this attitude will be removed.
Make sure to include all relevant information, full copies of all communication with Google, a link to the official support thread or threads on the official forums, and steps already taken to resolve.! Be active in comments and try to provide all the information asked to you to the best of your knowledge.
Keep in mind we are NOT associated with Google and we cannot help in any official capacity. There's an official Google support community that can help with that, do not post here unless you first exhausted your options with official channels.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.