A series of malicious software has been removed from the app store by Google

In the software purge, Apple was the first giant to directly remove up to 650,000 apps from the Apple Store. This will help Apple’s app store become “cleaner” and users will eliminate the risk of downloading malicious software.

Following in the footsteps of Apple, Google is expected to remove about 869,000 apps from the Play Store. However, according to a report by CNET, in the immediate future, Google will hide outdated applications until developers update to the latest version to avoid users downloading by mistake.

Both Apple and Google believe that removing old, malicious software is to protect the safety of users when using the phone. In addition to applications that have been reported to contain malicious content, stolen software, spyware, etc., the removal of applications that have not been updated for a long time also helps users have a better experience.

At the same time, outdated apps that don’t have new iOS or Android updates are at risk of security holes and user data exploitation. Meanwhile, applications are constantly being refreshed to provide greater security for users.

On the part of software developers, they think that Apple and Google are not fair to remove applications that have not been updated for 2 years. However, it is more likely that slow-improved applications will still have a hard time living if they continue to not update.