Google last year rejected 2.28 mn apps for violating Play Store policies

Tech giant Google last year blocked 2.28 million apps worldwide from being published on its Play Store, citing violations of its policies. It had rejected 1.43 million apps for the same reason in 2022.

The company, in 2023, also banned 333,000 “bad accounts” from Play for violations and malware. Google said it had strengthened its processes for on-boarding and reviewing developers, requiring more identity information when developers first establish their Play accounts.

More than 200,000 app submissions were rejected or remediated to ensure proper use of sensitive permissions, such as background location or SMS access, according to a company blog post.