@headpunk @CliffWade You are 💯 correct. I wrote about this last year because Google S-U-C-K-S when it comes to treating their users right.
Here's the juicy part of it:
“Google kept killing apps, releasing new ones, extolling how it was THE way to go, then killing it shortly thereafter. It's pretty hard to convince someone to jump onto a new messaging platform only to convince someone to do the same time and again. There's a reason WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have staying power: they've stayed. ”
https://timemachiner.io/2022/01/11/google-blaming-apple-for-their-own-mistakes/