I inherited a (fairly large) Android app; it's still in beta.
I recently got an email from Google Play:
"Action Required: Your app is not compliant with Google Play Policies ...
We found your app is using a non-compliant version of Hockey SDK..."
OK. I learned that Microsoft acquired the company a few years ago and, last fall, transitioned the functionality to their (open source) App Center SDK and deprecated the old HockeySDK. Microsoft also published a nice, straightforward Migration Guide.
What the migration DOESN'T explicitly say is whether or not one MUST register on the App Center.
The new App Center SDK requires this:
AppCenter.start(getApplication(),
"{Your App Secret}",
Analytics.class, Crashes.class, Distribute.class);
Q: The "App Secret" is NOT the old Hockey App ID (e.g. "00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff"), correct?
Q: The only way to get an "App Secret" is to register on the App Center, correct?
Q: I'm definitely NOT going to purchase the $50/month subscription to App Center. Is there any downside to just commenting out the old Hockey SDK register (and unregister) calls from the app?
