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Google blocks millions of risky Android apps in major Play Store crackdown

Google has carried out what is being described as its largest cleanup of the Play Store to date.

Google blocked nearly two million Android apps and more than 80,000 developer accounts

That's less than previous years, but still a worryingly high number ...
Road to VR

Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest

Known for its work on the open source version of Google’s Tilt Brush, Open Brush, The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google’s low-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. Like Blocks, ...

Google Blocked 1.75M Harmful Apps From Play Store in 2025

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, ...
Road to VR

Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software

Google announced that Blocks, the 3D asset creation tool released for VR in 2017, is following in the footsteps of Tilt Brush by going open source. “We now wish to share the code behind Google Blocks, ...

Google blocked over 1.75 million Play Store app submissions in 2025

Google says that through 2025, it blocked more than 255,000 Android apps from obtaining excessive access to sensitive user ...
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Google Blocks Android Auto Access, May Violate EU Rules, According To Court Adviser

A refusal by Google to grant an e-mobility app made by Enel SpA access to its Android Auto platform may violate competition laws, according to an adviser with the Court of Justice of the European ...