It seems that Google finally noticed the problem with duplicating applications in Game Storewith several malicious applications imitating popular programs such as YouTube, twitter and a number of
It seems that Google finally noticed the problem with duplicating applications in Game Storewith several malicious applications imitating popular programs such as YouTube, twitter and a number of others. Developer android is finally making changes to his store policy in an effort to banish these copies once and for all and reduce their profitability.
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This change will take effect on August 31st, when a new policy for developers comes into effect that will require them tofollow a set of rules so they don’t look like other apps. The company said it will not allow “applications that deceive users by impersonating another person (for example, another developer, company, organization) or another application.”
OUR Google will further strengthen this policy in the future with other guidelines Game Store in the future, which will bring even more benefits to users. One of the innovations that should be implemented will be a rule that comes into force on September 30, 2022, which will disable full-screen ads that cannot be skipped for 15 secondsa great source of income for those applications that others copy.
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The company will also ban all kinds of “surprise interstitials”, i.e. ads that appear before the loading screen when the user selects a feature or at the start of levels in games. According to the company, these changes are based on recommendations Coalition for Better Advertising and this will work for all apps in the store whether they are games or not.
in the spotlight Google This novelty is designed to combat programs that use ads excessively. score android will not fight apps that have optional ads, such as watching ads to unlock a new item in the game.
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The developer also stated that it will block applications that use VPN track user data and redirect their traffic to ads. Apps with false medical claims should also be removed from android.
Source: 9to5google, Google.
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