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Google is limiting apps that can see everything you have got on your phone

Google is limiting apps that can see everything you have got on your phone

From now, Google will become selective about the apps on the Play Store for asking the information especially asking about all the applications available on the users mobile. According to the official members of the company, Google is limiting apps that can see everything you have got on your phone especially apps. For making the user’s private data encrypted, Google is taking these steps.

The update or you can say the new policy of Google is especially for those applications that are available on the Google play store. However, Google will be taking actions against the apps from May 5th, 2021. The developers of apps will have to provide a solid reason to Google.  The Google play store is an application and store likewise the Apple play store where all the applications of the mobile phones are available. The information that apps asked includes:

  • list of user’s installed apps
  • Personal traits of users like dating preferences
  • Political affiliations.

Unfortunately, Android 11 apps will able to see the list of installed apps on your phone. The reason is that they request the ‘QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES’ permission.

Apps that don’t have a solid reason for asking the users’ installed apps will remove from the play store of Google. However, it’s not necessary whether the apps were too old and had many downloads up to 1M or the app is new and have a limited number of downloads. Furthermore, a declaration form must be filled by the developers of apps in order to allow the information of installed apps.

Blocking apps on Play Store:

Possibly, Google could block apps and might terminate the account(s) of the developers. The reason for terminating apps includes not completing the declaration form and not clearing that why they need the information of installed apps.

 

 

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