Do you have these apps banned by Google and Apple on iPhone and Android devices? Well, be careful then!
A large number of iPhone apps as well as Android phones have been banned because they haven’t been updated for two years or even more. These ‘outdated’ applications pose a significant security risk as they are more vulnerable to hacking. A new report claims that around a third of apps from smartphone systems are Apple and Google two years or older. In terms of volume, it translates to a whopping 1.5 million apps on iOS and Android. These apps are not of any kind and in fact, many of them are very popular with children. Apple and Google have now become stricter and have launched a crackdown on these old apps and are taking action against them. Also Read: Your Favorite iPhone Apps May Have Just Been Removed from the App Store by Apple
To ensure the entire security for users, Apple has announced that it will remove these outdated applications from the App Store. Apple says this includes “developers of apps that haven’t been updated within the past three years and don’t meet the minimum download threshold – meaning the app hasn’t been downloaded at all or very little.” times in a 12-month period”. Apple monitors those apps as a process to ensure that the apps work for the vast majority of users and support the latest security and privacy innovations.
Other way, Google The Play Store has the most, about 869,000 apps that don’t respond to recent updates. Not stopping there, recently, Google announced its new Google Play Store policy that includes strict actions against third-party Android call recording apps. Call recording is not allowed in many places. As a result, this policy will prevent third-party applications from recording the call audio stream. The main concern is that these apps may violate privacy and security. As a result, Google has decided to remove such third-party apps. Also read: Google ban! No more call recorder apps on Google Play Store
It’s worth noting, though, that neither Apple nor Google can remove an app from a user’s device if they’ve already downloaded it. All they can do is remove these apps from the Play Store and App Store. Therefore, it is important to check your apps that haven’t seen updates for a long time, as these can raise security concerns. Well, the good part about call recording is that your smartphone’s built-in feature will be far from Google’s sights. That means that system apps or pre-installed apps that already have access to the accessibility API and have write access won’t be affected by this new policy.
