Google blocked 2.36 million risky Android apps from Play Store in 2024

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Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users.

In addition, 158,000 developer accounts were banned for attempting to publish harmful apps like malware and spyware on Android's official app store.