Apps encouraging users to remove other apps prohibited under our policies: Google

A day after it took down ‘Remove China Apps’ from its Play Store, Google on Thursday said it has recently suspended a number of apps for violating its policy that prohibits the applications from encouraging users to remove other apps.

Google said recent app removals have received particular attention in India, and that it wanted to clarify its actions. It, however, did not name ‘Remove China Apps’ and ‘Mitron’ whose removal from Play Store has grabbed attention in the country in the backdrop of the Indo-China border tension.

‘Remove China Apps’ allowed users to delete Chinese games and other software from their Android smartphones, while Mitron app was being touted as an Indian alternative for China’s TikTok.