On Tuesday, an app that had been downloaded by at least 5 million Indian Android users was taken down by Google Play Store citing policy violations. The takedown of Remove China Apps, which made headlines over the last week by promising to recognise and uninstall popular Chinese apps like TikTok, Helo, CamScanner and ShareIt, as well as some lesser known ones, came close on the heels of yet another popular app — TikTok clone Mitron — being removed from Play Store for similar violations.
Sources told ET that the developers built the app “out of their own interest” and applied to Google Play Store for approval on May 17. The app published on the Play Store on May 20, the sources said. As of Wednesday though, the Android application package or APK of the app was available on other websites, technically making it available for downloads despite the Play Store ban. Google confirmed to ET that the app had been removed, pointing to its blog post elaborating on why it was taken down.
News Source: TheHindu
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