This app only survived for 14 days.
Text | Wang Jinduo
“Dear friends, Google has suspended our Remove China Apps, thank you for your support in these two weeks.” On June 2, the development of Remove China Apps (“one-click removal of Chinese apps”) The author confirmed on Twitter that the app was taken down
This sensitive app has only survived for 14 days, but in more than ten days after Goole Play was released, Remove China Apps has exceeded 5 million downloads. By scanning the user’s mobile phone using the software, you can list all the applications developed by China, such as Tiktok, Xiaomi and other popular applications, after which the user can independently decide the “go to stay” of the software.
The picture is from the screenshot of Google Store.
Google did not give a clear reason for why it was removed.
It is understood that Google usually only removes software that violates the Play Store regulations. Earlier, Google also forced the suspension of Tiktok’s Indian rival “Mitron” app because it violated the “spam and minimum functions” regulations.
It’s worth noting that an important clause in the regulation mentions: “There can’t be too much repetitive content”, that is, you don’t want the app to copy There is no originality added on the basis of application content.
For the purpose of development and how to operate it, the development platform of the Remove China Apps application-startup company OneTouch AppLabs, said on its official website: “The “Remove China Apps” application is only through the application developed in China. Repository to compare to identify application developmentThe country of origin of the author is not mandatory for us to uninstall the software.
In the disclaimer, the application developer stated that Remove China Apps is defined as an “education only” application, and the developer has no intention of not using it as a commercial application.