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Published 15:40 IST, June 3rd 2020

'Remove China Apps' removed from Play Store; netizens express disappointment

Shortly after 'Remove China Apps' was suspended by the Google Play Store, netizens took to social media to express their disappointment

Reported by: Ananya Varma
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Shortly after 'Remove China Apps' was suspended by the Google Play Store on account of policy violations, netizens took to social media to express their disappointment regarding the suspension of the app. 'Remove China Apps' which gained massive popularity in India crossing over 5 million downloads since its release in May was pulled down by the Google Play Store on Wednesday. While the exact reason behind the suspension of the 'Remove China App' from the Play Store is not known, reports suggest that it violated the 'Deceptive Behavior Policy.' 

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Netizens react

 

Creator thanks people for support 

'Remove China Apps' developed by Jaipur based company-- OneTouchAppLabs detected apps made in China on the users' phones and provided a simple UI to remove them. In less than two weeks, the app had crossed one million downloads and was the top free app available on the Google PlayStore.

Taking to Twitter, the creators of the application thanked the people for their support revealing that even without the App, they could search the origin of any application by going on Google and typing origin country, thereby still continuing, the nation's clarion call to boycott Chinese products and software.  

On Tuesday India's so-called rival for TikTok-- Mitron app was also removed from the Google Play Store. Mitron app had crossed 5 million downloads within a month of its launch on Play Store. 

Read: Anti-China 'Remove China Apps' Pulled Down By Google Play Store; Creators Say 'Stay Tuned'

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Updated 15:40 IST, June 3rd 2020

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