Why Have 'Mitron', 'Remove China Apps' Been Suspended From Play Store? Google Reveals The Reason

The suspension of 'Mitron' and 'Remove China Apps' led to many people questioning search giant Google. The company has finally revealed its side of the story.

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New Delhi: Google has finally revealed the reason behind the suspension of 'Mitron' and 'Remove China Apps' from Play Store.

Both the apps were getting a lot of support in India amid a growing anti-China sentiment where people called for boycotting Chinese products.

Mitron was being touted as India's answer to viral video platform TikTok whereas Remove China Apps made it easy for users to identify applications that originate from China, for them to be removed.

So it was natural that their removal from the Play Store would invite questions and accusations against Google.

Without naming names, the search giant hinted that Mitron may make a comeback soon but the chances of Remove China Apps to be on the platform are grim.

For Mitron, violations of certain technical policies lead to suspension. The search giant has sent a report for the changes that need to be made so that the video app can be back for android users.

"We have an established process of working with developers to help them fix issues and resubmit their apps. We've given this developer (of the video app) some guidance and once they've addressed the issue the app can go back up on Play," Sameer Samat, Vice President, Android and Google Play, said in a statement.

But the return of Remove China Apps is highly unlikely because Google does not allow apps to target other third-party apps while creating a hostile environment for them.

"This is a longstanding rule designed to ensure a healthy, competitive environment where developers can succeed based upon design and innovation. When apps are allowed to specifically target other apps, it can lead to behaviour that we believe is not in the best interest of our community of developers and consumers," Samat said.

"We've enforced this policy against other apps in many countries consistently in the past - just as we did here," he added.

(With Agency Inputs)

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