Always another hurdle to weed out those not wanted
Google is set to elevate its minimum quality standards for Android apps, with plans to remove those that fail to meet these new criteria from the Play Store. According to the company’s latest update on its spam policy, apps that offer “limited functionality and content” — such as text-only apps, single wallpaper apps, or apps designed to do nothing — will be prohibited from the Play Store starting August 31st.
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– Improve the Android App Store quality and and purge low quality and useless app from the Android App Store.
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These new standards complement existing restrictions that already exclude apps that are unresponsive, fail to install, crash, or function abnormally. Google stated that the new requirements are aimed at ensuring apps “can meet the uplifted standards for the Play catalog and engage users through quality functionality.”
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This move is part of Google’s ongoing efforts to better regulate the apps available on its Play Store. In 2023 alone, Android Authority reported that Google blocked as many as 2.28 million apps from the service for violating policies and compromising user security. Additionally, Google banned 333,000 “bad” Google Play accounts for repeated severe policy violations, fraud, and malware concerns.
Key Points:
- Google is increasing its quality requirements for Android apps on the Play Store.
- Apps with limited functionality, such as text-only or single wallpaper apps, will be removed starting August 31st.
- Existing restrictions already ban broken or malfunctioning apps.
- The aim is to ensure apps meet higher standards and engage users with quality functionality.
- In 2023, Google blocked 2.28 million apps and banned 333,000 accounts for severe policy violations.
RM Tomi – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
