According to news reports on Thursday, Google silently removed 46 apps from its Play Store last week, all of which belonged to iHandy, a Chinese mobile developer.
The apps removed had already been downloaded millions of times before being removed and they include selfie, security, antivirus, keyboard, horoscope, emoji, and health apps. But, oddly enough, eight of iHandy’s apps are still available on the Google Play store.
No reason has been given on why these apps were removed and both Google and iHandy have refused to comment. According to Buzzfeed, an iHandy executive termed the move by Google as surprising and added that they were trying to find the reasons for the actions.
This isn’t the first time Google has removed apps belonging to Chinese developers, and this move could lead to additional concern about the practices of China’s tech developers.
iHandy is one of the world’s largest developers for mobile apps and was established in 2008, and it set up a team in Silicon Valley in 2016.
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