Google has removed 43 dangerous mobile apps from its official app store i.e. Google Play Store. Along with banning these apps, Google has also issued a warning to users to remove these apps. Google says that these apps are quickly draining the battery of the users' phones. Not only this, even after users turn off the screen of the phone, these apps are using battery and data.
Advised to remove the app
Google has advised to remove these apps from the phone. Please tell us that the security team of McAfee has detected these dangerous apps. These apps are using users' data and batteries. The company says that without the consent of the users, these apps were active on the phone and were working in the background. After which Google has identified these apps and removed them from the Google Play Store.
Google banned these apps
Apps like Calendar including TV/DMB players, news, and music downloaders have been present in the list. All these apps were media streaming, which tried to steal other data along with consuming battery by showing their targeted ads to the users. If you have any such app installed in your device then it is advised to remove it immediately.
Why were these apps dangerous?
These 43 Android apps were violating the Google Play Developer Policy. According to Google, the apps were found to be loading ads when the device's screen was off, which was draining the phone's battery very quickly. Also, the apps used up a lot of data. Not only this, they were also working to steal the personal information of users through external means. In such a situation, the possibility of banking fraud could also increase.
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