In recent months, Google has focused on improving user security and privacy, especially in apps available on the Google Play Store. For example, since May 11, 2022, apps can no longer record your calls. An important step that unfortunately does not apply to manufacturers’ native applications.
A few days ago, Google announced that it aims to improve the security of our Android smartphones, thanks to a new system dedicated to protecting privacy called Privacy Sandbox. However, the next step for the Mountain View firm may be: A big spring cleaning in the Play Store catalog.
860,000 apps abandoned on Play Store
As reported by our colleagues at CNET, analyst firm Pixalate has released a new regulatory report. Especially the App Store and Google Play Store at least 1.5 million apps that haven’t received updates in two years. In total, these apps, abandoned by their developers, represent one-third of the combined app catalogs of the App Store and Play Store.
There are about 869,000 in the Play StoreAs you know, after two years without a security update, apps become more vulnerable to exploits and vulnerabilities. This is why both Google and Apple have measures to deal with abandoned apps.
On the Google side, the web giant aims to hide applications that have not been updated for two years. In fact, users cannot download them until the developers update them. As for Apple, The exact policy of the apple brand is yet to be determined. However, one developer said he received an email from Apple informing him that his app, which hasn’t been updated for two years, has been removed from the App Store.
Source : CNET
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