[Update: Removed from the Play Store]'Remove China Apps' Becomes Top Android App in India - freemansteaking60

// Update 1 (03/06/2020 9:36 am) Removed from the Toy with Stack away

Amidst anti-China sentiments broad direct Republic of India, a unprecedented app claiming to clean your sound of all "PRC apps" has jumped to the top of the inning-spot on the Play Store in the country. Called Hit China Apps, the software claims to "nam the country of stock of certain applications". It is published by Jaipur-supported OneTouch AppLabs, and went live on the Romp Store along English hawthorn 17. Since then, the app has been downloaded more than 1 1000000 (10 lakh) times, and has an enviable rating of 4.8.

'Remove China Apps' is a free software system that claims to identify apps offered by Chinese companies. The developers claim that the app is "for acquisition purposes only", and International Relations and Security Network't intended to "force people to uninstall whatsoever of the application(s)". Interestingly, it seems to detect only tierce-party Chinese apps, ilk TikTok, but not pre-installed apps from Chinese smartphone vendors.

'Off China Apps' has spent infective agent at a time when opposed-China sentiments are at an uncomparable high, not but in India but around the world. While the Chinese government's first handling of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan last class has a good deal to act up with the negative sentiments, various conspiracy theories being spread away right-extension groups in the US and India have besides contributed generously to it.

In India, YouTube vs TikTok row resulted in mass-downvoting of TikTok that reduced the app's valuation from 4.5 to 1.9 before Google deleted the spammy downvotes to restore the military rating indorse up to 4.4. Course, recent reports of Chinese incursions into Indian territory in Ladakh are also fueling the anti-China flames in the country.

Update 1 (03/06/2020 9:36 am)

In an ironic turn of events, the 'Remove China Apps' app has been removed from the Play Store by Google. The company hasn't cited any reason for this decision. Although it must have tending a reason to the developer, One Touch App Labs, for this decision, the developer hasn't divided it with the state-supported.

Matchless Touch App Labs announced that the app is no longer on the Play Store in a tweet.

Dear Friends,

Google has suspended our #RemoveChinaApps from google play store.
Thank you altogether for your support in past 2 weeks.
"You Are Awesome"

TIP
Its easy to find the origin of any app by searching on google
by typing
<AppName> origin state

Stay Tuned !! Stay Safe!!

— onetouchapplabs (@onetouchapplabs) June 2, 2022