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 # Counter
 
-Simple [tally counter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tally_counter) for Android. It makes counting easier!
-You can have multiple counters with their own names and values. Values can be changed using the volume buttons
-or by tapping on the screen. All your data can be exported in CSV format.
+Simple [tally counter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tally_counter) for Android. It makes counting easier! You can have multiple counters with their own names and values. Values can be changed using the volume buttons or by tapping on the screen. All your data can be exported in CSV format.
 
-[<img src="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/images/generic/en-play-badge.png" alt="Get it on Google Play" height="80" />](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.tsukanov.counter)
 [<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on.png" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height="80" />](https://f-droid.org/packages/me.tsukanov.counter)
 
+> [!WARNING]  
+> **Note that the app is no longer available from the Google Play Store.** See [the section below](#google-play) for details.
+
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 ## Contributing
 
+> [!CAUTION]
+> **🚧 This app is not actively maintained.**
+
 Feel free to make improvements, report issues, and create pull requests. If you want to help with
 translation, go to project's [page on Crowdin](http://crowdin.net/project/simple-counter) (please,
 don't translate resources directly).
@@ -24,3 +27,19 @@ and [translators](https://crowdin.net/project/simple-counter).
 
 * Application icon made by @armand-leguillou
 * Sounds from [adobeflash.com](https://www.adobeflash.com/download/sounds/clicks/)
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+## Google Play
+
+Google decided to terminate my developer account for no apparent reason, so Counter is no longer available on the Play Store. I've never received any notices or warnings before this. Counter was the only app that I [published on the Play Store](https://web.archive.org/web/20250121131910/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.tsukanov.counter) for over 12 years. Before removal, it was installed on over 500k active devices, was downloaded over 1 million times and had 4.5 rating with almost 6.5k reviews.
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+I tried going through the appeal process, but they refuse to tell me what the issue is. In fact, it seems like I'm forever banned from publishing anything on their store.
+
+This is the notice which I received:
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+![](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/353c5c36-b043-420a-b1b9-00da3333ea40)
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+Some screenshots from by developer dashboard before I lost access to it:
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+<img width="768" alt="summary" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7dfe7cc3-f8fe-4828-8804-3df5d3d55662" />
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+<img width="1199" alt="installs_5y" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fd2b36ed-eaaa-4a8c-bfb5-fd13a1238943" />