Google Play will begin to hide outdated applications from its catalog

google play has started hiding outdated apps, a move the tech company has put in place to protect users from programs that lack the latest privacy and security protections.

From November 1Google no longer allows new users to search for and install apps from the Play Store that have become outdated, that is, those that are based on at least two versions of Android below the most current.

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The measure, announced in April, responds to Google’s policy update that modifies the target Application Programming Interface (API) level, the internal data invisible to users that indicates which version of Android they are running on. based on a certain app.

The company believes that raising the target API level “will protect users from installing old apps” which may not have the latest privacy and security features, and ensures that “The vast majority of Google Play applications fit inside” of the new requirements.

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Users who had installed outdated apps from Google Play before November 1 will continue to have access to them “on any device” with the version of Android OS that supports said application.

Source: Elcomercio

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