The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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What happened

Article URL: https://gultsch.social/@daniel/117280438824908947 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49724927 Points: 52 # Comments: 36…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://gultsch.social/@daniel/117280438824908947 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49724927 Points: 52 # Comments: 36…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:19:11 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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