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Tech giants Google has reviewed its policies for developers, with that, it placed a ban on cryptocurrency mining applications on its Play Store.
The news of the Google Play updated policies was first reported on Thursday by Android Police.
Google reviews Play Store policies
Google’s stance decision to ban cryptocurrency mining applications on its play store comes under a policy update for Google Play developers.
Google’s updated policy as it affects mining applications is similar to Apple’s which still allows mining applications if the processing happens in the cloud, but on-device mining is prohibited. The policy states:
“We don’t allow apps that MINE cryptocurrency on devices. We permit apps that remotely manage the mining of cryptocurrency,”
Along with crypto mining apps, repetitive apps are now prohibited in the Google Play store. These are apps that mimic or provide the same experience as apps that already exist on the…
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