Security News > 2025 > January > Google blocked 2.36 million risky Android apps from Play Store in 2024

2025-01-30 20:57
Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users. [...]
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