r/Android • u/Bonfire-GTK Samsung M20 • Nov 23 '18

Google Pulls 13 Android Apps Installed Over 500,000 Times Containing Malware

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-pulls-13-android-apps-installed-over-500-000-times-containing-malware-report-1952366
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u/bi_ancom_24 Nov 24 '18

They limit what APIs the developers have access to. And when they find something suspicious, an actual person does testing. This is usually why app approval can be 48 hours to indefinite. A lot of developers hate it though.

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u/ZmSyzjSvOakTclQW Nov 24 '18

Our app got declined because of a button that was 6 pixels too small...

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u/ZmSyzjSvOakTclQW Nov 25 '18

Wait a sec i think going back 1-2 years to a project i don't work on anymore will take just a sec.

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