Google almost killed this app with a permission change, but has thankfully backed off

Nextcloud’s Android users had been stuck for a while, unable to upload files to its servers, thanks to some long-standing roadblocks. Even after back-and-forth emails and explanations to the Google Play Store team, nothing changed. Nextcloud even suggested that Google was deliberately messing with how the app worked on Android. But now, things have turned around, with Google finally bringing back file access for Nextcloud users.