Google removes 2 popular Android apps that enabled click fraud

collected by :Maya Tony

referring to Google finally took action after eight Cheetah Mobile and Kika tech apps were allegedly involved in ad fraud last week. The company found that these 2 apps contained code that can be used to execute ad fraud out of several techniques. It's hard to know if Cheetah Mobile knowingly indulged in click fraud at this point. Kika tech alextremely brushed off the allegations and said it found no evidence of click fraud in its apps. These companies can appeal to Google to restore these apps on the Play store, but they going to certainly have to take constructive actions to avoid ad fraud.


These 5 Android apps were just named 'hidden gems' by Google

Google just announced its picks for the best apps of the year, and among them are five apps Google said are "hidden gems." The apps range from an augmented-fact app that lets you draw on things you see in the real world, to an app for recording your dreams. Here's how Google described them: "These apps are new to the scene and quietly building a fanbase — from newcomers on the brink of getting big to our favorite niche platforms." These are the five Android apps Google considers hidden gems:

These 5 Android apps were just named 'hidden gems' by Google

Google Play-promoted Android apps are using scammy ad practices, report says

as mentioned in Eight Android apps by more than 2 billion downloads in the Google Play store have been engaging in fraudulent ad practices, BuzzFeed News announced today. Seven of the apps are owned by Cheetah Mobile, a publicly-traded Chinese company, and one app is owned by Kika Tech, a Chinese company headquartered in Silicon Valley. In a normal installation process, downloaded apps going to check that link or ad the consumer clicked on to see where to attribute the download. In some cases, Cheetah Mobile's apps were programmed to launch the newly downloaded apps themselves in order to get credit for the installation, according to the report. Update 11/27/18 12:42pm ET: Two of Cheetah Mobile's apps, Battery Doctor and CM Locker, have been removed from the Play store.





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