HI everyone. I have good news.
Like most of you I have been super frustrated when I realised that the NQLink app is not available anymore. And like many of you I have also been trying to support the developer historically.
After the app disappeared I reached out to the developer and despite some difficult language barriers I was able to determine that Google has banned the developer from the Play Store. I have no idea why, nor am I interested, but presumably he violated some of Google's Ts&Cs. The developer briefly attempted to open a new account but Google detected this and deleted this, too. He sent me the attached screenshot of a mail he received from Google - in the mail Google basically indicated to him that he will never be allowed back into the store.
The subscription options, be it monthly or annually, have also disappeared and so anyone using the app right now will be forced to use the death-by-watching-diamond-collecting-ads that he had built into the app.
In any event, over the past two weeks I negotiated a deal with the developer through which I purchased the source code of the app from him. I know that the OmniPro community is probably waning in size, but to my mind the NQLink app is one of the best apps out there and using native apps like Snaplink is just not an option. Having access to source code is crucial, as future updates to Android my render any current APK incompatible.
I have now obtained the source code and confirmed that the source code I purchased is functional and complete. In the next few days I will be working towards publishing an updated "under new management" version of the app on the Play Store.
My primary purpose here is to allow users like myself and others on this forum to continue using the app. I will keep you posted on new developments in the near future. Now that I have the source code I will be able to make sure the app remains compatible with future releases and Android updates etc.
Please also let me know if there are more appropriate forums where OmniPro II users tend to discuss, so that I can spread awareness more widely.
I only just registered on cocoontech to join this discussion. It will probably take me 7 to 14 days to deal with all of Google's security requirements.
They need to check that I am a real person and they need to run some security checks on the code before it can be made available in the Play Store. All of this takes a bit of time but we'll get there soon enough. I will keep everyone posted here.