A new leak suggests that 2.5 billion Google Play Store users could soon see apps disappear with the introduction of a new filter. But the unanswered question is why?

Google's building a new way to filter the apps you see in the Play Store, and we've got some questions about what it's for.

The introduction of this new filter could be Google's response to a US federal judge's October ruling, which mandated the tech gi

The Play Store app purge focuses on lower-quality, likely higher-risk apps, most of which are free but which open users to malware or fraudulent ads or subs. And now, even when apps have not yet been flagged by Google, Android 15’s new live treat detection can flag risks as soon as they exhibit suspicious behavior on your phone.