I just had a frustrating experience with Android's bug tracker. I reported a regression in the App Battery Usage UI where battery optimization settings are now hidden behind non-obvious text interactions. Instead of evaluating the technical merits, a Google employee marked it "Obsolete" because I'm "an Android user, rather than an Android Open Source Developer."<p>This seems wrong. The bug is legitimate and impacts usability. Being redirected to general user support forums feels like a dead end for technical UI regressions that need developer attention.<p>Questions for the HN community:
- Is there an actual policy against end users filing Android bug reports?
- Where should technically-minded users report UI regressions that affect core Android functionality?
- Would any AOSP developers be willing to "sponsor" this bug report if there's truly a developers-only policy?
- Has anyone successfully gotten UI/UX issues addressed through the standard user support channels?<p>Context: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/390590782 if any Googlers are reading.<p>For reference, I'm not talking about basic usage questions - this is about a specific UI regression that makes battery optimization settings less discoverable than in previous Android versions.