Google and Apple have removed apps downloaded more than 9 billion times

In the six months of 2021 Apple and Google has removed nearly 800,000 apps from its App Store and Play Store while protecting user privacy.

Google and Apple have removed millions of apps due to lack of privacy guarantees for users and various security challenges.

Before the online app store, the app was downloaded more than 9 billion times from the Google Play Store, while the App Store has 20 million user reviews, according to a report prepared by Delisted Mobile App.

Of the total apps removed, 25 percent are from the Play Store and 59 percent are from the App Store, which has no privacy policy.

About 66 percent of the removed apps were users asking for permissions’ involving a security risk. It is mentioned that other apps may also be affected.

Similarly, 27 percent of apps have access to the device’s GPS system. About 66 percent of the removed apps were users asking for ‘permissions’ involving a security risk.