Google removes the "Öffi" public transport application from the Play Store

The German public transport application "Öffi" has disappeared from the Play Store. According to the Google developer has not provided any plausible explanation.

The public transport application "Öffi" is a non-commercial project of the German developer Andreas Schildbach. The application, which was available for free on the Play Store for Android devices, collects connection information from various local transportation networks.

Since July 7, the application has suddenly disappeared from the Google Play Store. The developer described on its Google + side, the company had written as justification only "Payments". It's a completely free project with no ads and no shopping in the app. Schildbach has already filed a complaint with Google

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While the Play Store page is no longer available, the AppBrain Apps Statistics platform always lists the latest statuses before the deletion. As a result, the program has been installed more than 5 million times, reaching a rating of 4.51 out of a maximum of 5 points on more than 86,000 reviews.

Installed applications continue to work. If you want to reinstall it, you can download the apk file from the developer's website or install it via F-Droid.

(jam)