Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Google Remove 700,000 Apps from Play Store Throughout 2017

More than 700,000 Android apps are wiped out from Google Play Store throughout 2017. That number increased 70 percent over apps removed in 2016.

Google does not tell you how many apps are currently available on the Play Store. According to third-party analysts, the Play Store stores 2.6 million apps in December 2016 and 3.5 million apps in the next year.

There are some indicators that make Google remove apps from its Android store. First, the application is the result of the copycat alias cheats from a pre-existing one.

"Google removes more than 250,000 copycat apps," Google said.

Second, the app has content with pornography, extreme violence, hatred, and links to illegal activities. Throughout 2017, there are tens of thousands of negative apps being kicked out of the Play Store.

Third, the application is dangerous For example, insert malware, invite SMS fraud, act as a trojan, or steal personal information users, as compiled KompasTekno, Wednesday (31/1/2018), from VentureBeat.

Android is the most dominant operating system today. No wonder his Play Store became the target of most cyber attacks. Google did not give up to eradicate malicious applications from the Play Store through its programs.

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