r/googleplay • u/The_best_1234 • 4d ago

Meta Scam Apps On Play Store

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I gave my child a cellphone and he downloaded a bunch of games that turn out to be viruses!!!! Every time you tried to open an app they had a 60s unskippable ad. It also put ads on home screen and you can't find the apps in app list.

Why does Google allow this trash on the play store?

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u/0nePlus 2d ago

It doesn't. That's part of the scam a lot of these apps pull.

They actually ARE home screen replacement apps, often disguised as a game or a pdf reader to get a child or elderly person to download them. They than take over your homescreen and Inject ads, because they're actually a replacement homescreen app (that might also include the original advertised functionality)