Amid the outrage over Google de-listing some Indian apps from Play Store, experts suggest the way forward to avoid a repeat of the situation
Google has announced that it will be extending a grace period for a year-long pilot project set to conclude by the end of September; the new deadline is January 2024
As per media reports, the Madras high court has restrained Google from delisting Disney+ Hotstar from the app store
This is the second such penalty imposed on the internet giant in a week
Industry experts applaud the 'progressive' step by Google but are cautious about the tech giant's 'arbitrary and inexplicable' policies for advertising and listing
The winners were selected across the developer ecosystem to reinforce that a great app or game can come from anywhere
The report said that India is the top market by a factor of 5x, surpassing the US in 2018. It is followed by US, Indonesia, Brazil, and China in the pecking order for most downloads by market
A document from a potential class-action lawsuit against Google revealed that tech services like Netflix, Spotify and Tinder wanted to circumvent Google Play's billing system
The game also recorded the highest of 16 million daily active users and 2.4 million peak concurrent users
In September 2020, the music label had served infringement notice to social media and video sharing platforms, claiming damages of Rs 3.5 crore
The users can download and access the app from Android Playstore and iOS App Store
A prominent feature both app and portal have is the optimization of the subscription before it is sent to DTH/Cable operator so that subscribers can get the best value for money
The premium application is available globally on Google Play and has crossed over 500K downloads
Released in 2014, the app had achieved 50 million installs in May last year. It has doubled that number in just over a year
The pre-registration for the game went live on the Google Play Store for fans in India on the 18th of May
Clubhouse will be available on Google Play Store in Japan, Brazil, and Russia
There will be specific rewards available for fans to claim, only if they pre-register for the game on Google Play Store
The report further stated that $143 billion was spent on the app stores globally, which is a 20% YoY growth over 2019
The app has been removed due to its betting feature, which is against Google's anti-gambling policies
Using the app, people can now apply for a job by submitting their resume and even avail of exciting deals
The Indian app serves more than 5 billion video views a month in English and 10 Indian regional languages
The app has been trending at No. 1 on the app store in the social category with a 4.4 rating
Sameer Samat, VP, Android and Google Play, stated that the apps have been removed for violating the company's policies and that platform has removed such errant apps from other countries in the past
The app clocked more than five million downloads since it was introduced, riding on the anti-China sentiments in the country
Multiple investigations revealed that Mitron, down to its source code, was the exact copy of another Pakistani app called TicTic
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