I think the concept of purchase verification in digital stores is a great one. Really. But. The implementation of the said idea can sometimes be rather crude. Lo and behold, my latest experience with the Google Play store. I presume the application received an update, and when I launched it, instead of getting into the main interface, Google Play popped a full home screen banner, telling me I've not set any purchase verification.
True. Because I have NO payment method in the store, so there's no point to any verification, now is there. Only I could not dismiss the notification. I could either set biometrics (nope), or a password. The thing is, I don't mind the password, but right then, I didn't want to do it. Not when Google decided to "activate" me. I had opened the store for a very specific reason, I wanted to install an app, and the system was forcing me to do admin work. But there's no button to exit or skip this step. Well, let's skip this step.
The issues with the popup are many. The idea is great, remember, it's just that I detest Silicon Valley developers treating me as part of their code. I use apps, not the other way around. Software should do things when I want it. If I launch an app, I want to use it. I don't need to waste any time setting things up, performing maintenance or admin work. But there's more. A lot more.