BURSTED: Indian App that deletes Chinese App on Phone removed by Google |READ DETAILS
Afnews Editor
Jun 03, 2020
Google has taken down an Indian mobile application from its app store.
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Google is owned by Alphabet Inc., an American conglomerate headquartered in California.
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The controversial app was allowing users to delete Chinese apps from their phones.
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"Remove China AppsÔÇØ was top trending free app on Google's app store in India with more than five million downloads since late May.
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On deletion, a message popped up saying "You are awesome, no China app found''.
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It became popular after calls for a boycott of Chinese apps in India over the Himalayan border dispute.
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Reuters quoted a Google spokesman as saying that the app was removed due to violation of policies.
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"Remove China AppsÔÇØ scanned users' phones for apps such as ByteDance's TikTok and Alibaba's UC Browser.
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OneTouch AppLabs developed the app.
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