The application that helps find and remove newly launched “Made in China” applications is very hot on the Google Play Store

Chinese apps on Android smartphones have always worried consumers about privacy and data collection. Meanwhile, an app called “Remove China Apps” was launched on the Google Play Store and has reached over 1 million downloads in just 2 weeks.

As the name implies, Remove China Apps will find and remove “Made in China” applications on your Android smartphone. This application was developed by an Indian startup called OneTouch AppLabs.

Although the description of the app on the Play Store is quite friendly “developed for educational purposes, only used to identify the origin of a certain application”. But in fact, Remove China Apps only scans Chinese apps and then always has the option to remove them.

Android Authority has tried installing this app on a Pixel 3 smartphone. It can identify two Mi Remote and TikTok apps that are Chinese-origin. However, it could not detect PUBG Mobile, which was developed by Tencent. It is also possible that Remove China Apps can only recognize apps, but not mobile games.

Not only can it detect Chinese apps downloaded from the Play Store, Remove China Apps can also detect apps installed from third-party app stores or installed with APKs.

However, it is completely useless if running on a Chinese smartphone, with pre-installed applications. Note that the Remove China Apps scan results only detect applications originating from China, not those that have security problems or harm your device.

Therefore the purpose of this application is still controversial. Even so, the startup OneTouch AppLabs also achieved a lot of success with its first application. You can download this application here .

Reference: android authority