Google Play Store strives first and foremost to ensure the safety of its users. However, applications that have not been updated for several years present a certain risk, as they are more vulnerable to threats and vulnerabilities. That’s why Google is about to remove 900,000 apps from its App Store.

In recent months, Google has focused on improving user security and privacy, particularly in the apps available on the Google Play Store. Since May 11, 2022, Apps can no longer record your calls, for example. An important step forward, which unfortunately does not apply to the manufacturers’ native applications.

a few days ago, Google has announced that it intends to improve the security of our Android smartphones Thanks to a new system dedicated to protecting privacy called Privacy Sandbox. However, Mountain View’s next step may be Great spring cleaning in the Play Store catalog.

860,000 abandoned apps on Play Store

As our colleagues from CNET have reported, analyst firm Pixalate has just released a new editorial report. We especially learn that the App Store and Google Play Store are at least home 1.5 million apps have not received updates in two years. In total, these apps abandoned by their developers account for a third of the aggregated app catalogs for the App Store and Play Store.

Play Store contains about 869,000, while the App Store has 650,000. As you know, after two years without a security update, apps become more vulnerable to exploits and vulnerabilities. That’s why both Google and Apple have measures in place to deal with abandoned apps.

Besides Google, Web giant plans to hide apps that haven’t been updated in two years. In fact, users will not be able to download it until the developers update it. As for Apple, The exact policy of the Apple brand is not defined. But one developer said he had received an email from Apple telling him that his app, which had not been updated for two years, had been removed from the App Store.