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TL;DR
- Google may soon notify Android users when an installed app has been deprecated or removed from the Play Store.
- The Play Store currently alerts users through Play Protect only for serious security threats, except for routine or voluntary developer removals.
- The strings found in Google Play Store v51.4.19 show a work-in-progress code designed to warn users that deleted apps will no longer receive updates.
If you have used an Android phone for long enough, you might have encountered instances where an app you previously installed on your phone is no longer present on the Play Store. There are no warnings or notifications of any kind, and unless you saw it in the news or tried to install the app on a new device, you won’t even receive a removal notice. This may change soon, as Google may start notifying users if it removes an installed app from the Play Store.
Currently, Google Play Store notifies users through Google Play Protect when an app is flagged as a “potentially harmful app” or suspended for serious security violations. However, Google Play Store does not notify users when an app is deprecated or removed for routine reasons, such as minor policy issues or developer self-delisting.
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Google Play Store v51.4.19 includes strings that suggest this may change soon, with the store notifying users about app removal.
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%1$s was removed from Google Play and will no longer receive updates
%1$s and %2$d other apps were removed from Google Play and will no longer receive updates
%1$s and %2$s were removed from Google Play and will no longer receive updatesThe string changes depending on the number of apps removed. The primary purpose of notifying users seems to be to inform them that there will be no future updates for the app on the Play Store. We will keep you updated when we get more information about this move.
⚠️ One tearing apk Helps to predict future features of a service based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to the public release.
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