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Millions of apps were rejected from Google Play in 2024, and for good reason

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Google blocked 2.36 million harmful apps from being published on the Play Store in 2024 .

The tech giant also blocked 158,000 developers who attempted to publish harmful apps.

In 2024 , Google blocked 1.3 million apps from getting excessive, unnecessary access to sensitive data.

Google recently added badges to specific apps like VPNs and official government services.