Google removes 60,000 apps from the Google Play Store

 

I remember the “Market Place” when I activated The OG  HTC Evo.  I was both blown away and like what the hell are all of these crap apps doing floating around with different names but the same app?!  The beauty of Google and Android is the openness of eveerything, it can also rear it’s ugly head at ya.

I for one am thankful Google is cracking down on some of these crapplications.  They’re still going to keep it wide open for developers, but let’s hope that this is an eye opener for any app spammer that may be looking at the Google play store to make a quick buck.

I’m not saying I want to see the Google Play Store become anything like the Apple App Sore, but it’s nice to see Google tidy up 60,000 pieces of trash from it’s 700,000 app selection.

Some words of wisdom -

Developers are important partners in maintaining a great user experience on Google Play.

• Do not post repetitive content.
• Product descriptions should not be misleading or loaded with keywords in an attempt to manipulate ranking or relevancy in the Store’s search results.
• Developers also should not attempt to change the placement of any Product in the Store by rating an application multiple times, or by offering incentives to users to rate an application with higher or lower ratings.
• Apps that are created by an automated tool or wizard service must not be submitted to Google Play by the operator of that service on behalf of other persons.
• Do not post an app where the primary functionality is to: Drive affiliate traffic to a website or provide a webview of a website not owned or administered by you (unless you have permission from the website owner/administrator to do so)
• Do not send SMS, email, or other messages on behalf of the user without providing the user with the ability to confirm content and intended recipient.

What say everyone here at AFN?  Have you noticed less garbage in the Google Play Store lately?