Google confirms that it removed 'Remove China apps' due to 'violation of app store policies'

The app’s popularity rose amid calls for a boycott of Chinese apps in India during a Himalayan border dispute between the two nations. Alphabet Inc’s Google has taken down an Indian mobile application from its app store that allowed users to remove other Chinese apps from their phones as it violated certain company policies, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The app, Remove China Apps, had become a top trending free app on Google’s mobile app store in India with more than five million downloads since late May. A person familiar with the matter said the software violated Google’s policies prohibiting apps that mislead users into removing or disabling third-party apps or modifying device settings or features.