PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher

[MISLEADING] Pojavcraft has appeared on the Play Store first on the Play Store

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#6,746 opened on Mar 24, 2025

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good first issuewell written

Description

Describe the bug

[MISLEADING] Pojavcraft has appeared on the Play Store first, this will damage the reputation of your app, and also, it will abuse your name, and fustrate PojavLauncher downloaders

The log file and images/videos

Please help us DMCA this fake

Steps To Reproduce

1. Go to play store
2. Search "pojav launcher"
3. Click on the first thing appearing, it should be Pojavcraft

Expected Behavior

I expect that following the steps to reproduce it will help you find Pojavcraft. Please DMCA it to prevent bad reputation.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
None
Domain
security
Issue type
security
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
5
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
10
Research direction
This issue reports a fake app on the Play Store impersonating PojavLauncher. It does not involve code changes; the maintainer needs to investigate the Play Store listing and consider filing a DMCA takedown. No code related research direction for a contributor.