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FollowRemove Chinese Apps was suspended for going against the search giant's Deceptive Behavior Policy.Abrar Al-HeetiVideo producer / CNETAbrar Al-Heeti is a video producer for CNET, with an interest in internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. She graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Abrar was named a Tech Media Trailblazer by the Consumer Technology Association in 2019, and a winner of SPJ NorCal's Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2022. Though Illinois is home, she now loves San Francisco -- steep inclines and all.has reportedly from the Play Store designed to find and remove Chinese apps from people's . India-based Remove Chinese Apps was suspended for violating Google's&nbsp;, which, in part, bans apps that "mislead users into removing or disabling third-party apps." Gadgets 360 earlier reported the news.&nbsp;OneTouch AppLabs, the maker of Remove China Apps, &nbsp;from Google Play on Tuesday. A Google representative pointed to the company's Deceptive Behavior Policy, which doesn't allow apps that alter a user's device settings or features outside of the app without their knowledge and consent.The move comes at a time of growing anti-China sentiment in India and , TechCrunch notes. Many Indian celebrities have also recently endorsed deleting Chinese apps including TikTok, the publication says.&nbsp;Before it was suspended, Remove Chinese Apps reportedly had more than 5 million downloads since late May. It would scan phones for Chinese apps and give users the option to remove them. Once everything was cleared, a message reading "You are awesome, no China app found," would appear, .Get the CNET Mobile newsletterFind the best phones, apps and accessories with our CNET Mobile newsletter. Delivered Tuesdays and Thursdays.

FollowRemove Chinese Apps was suspended for going against the search giant's Deceptive Behavior Policy.Abrar Al-HeetiVideo producer / CNETAbrar Al-Heeti is a video producer for CNET, with an interest in internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. She graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Abrar was named a Tech Media Trailblazer by the Consumer Technology Association in 2019, and a winner of SPJ NorCal's Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2022. Though Illinois is home, she now loves San...

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