This is not even remotely close to unreasonable. In fact, it is the opposite. Doordash, Uber, Lyft etc. are completely dead on arrival due to a remote bug that could have easily been protected against.
During SDK initialization, if shit hits the fan, pull the chute and inform the user that things cannot proceed. Easy as pie. If you do not have that level of control or the foresight/wisdom to implement, well yep you are going to be the victim of a situation like this. And if you are the mobile lead at any of the aforementioned companies I can guarantee your head is gonna be on a stick by 5pm.
Edit: Google has confirmed this is the case https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/154855417#comment181 but apparently the data will be invalidated within a few hours.
> "Hi William, We have identified an issue stemming from an outage with Google Maps that is causing the Whistle app to immediately crash upon opening. Our team is aware of the issue and monitoring the situation closely. While there is no estimated time for resolution from Google, rest assured that the safety of Bella is still our top priority. Please keep Bella close for the time being. [...]"
Reluctantly installed Strava and they mentioned an ongoing issue with Google maps - but it seemed to display and record fine.
