Google pulls down Remove China Apps, Mitron

Google has removed from its app store an Indian mobile application, ‘Remove China Apps’ that allowed users to delete Chinese games and other software from their Android smartphones, citing violation of its policies.

Alphabet Inc’s Google had previously removed Mitron app – the popular Indian alternative for China’s TikTok.

The two apps had drawn millions of downloads in India as border tensions between India and China surged.

Mitron app had over 5 million downloads. Developed by little-know OneTouch AppLabs, based in Jaipur, Remove China Apps had become a top trending free app on Google’s mobile app store in India with more than five million downloads since late May.