Google Play Store Updates

so @Navjot Singh just noticed that he was asked to fill in otp for a payment on google play store.
anyone else?
 
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Maybe they figured out through telemetry that users are searching apps then uninstalling them, so they removed it to make it more inconvenient to uninstall apps?
 

Why would someone search to uninstall app? All apps that are installed in under "Installed" tab anyway. Or even via Settings-Apps option of Android.

Most phones even allow "touch and hold app icon" option to directly uninstall app from home screen.
 
i dunno, maybe if one has a gazillion apps installed then its easier to search instead of scrolling for the app?
 
Search is gone for searching the play store not installed apps.

This removal is annoying because a lot of us keep an app shortcut that takes us to installed app instead of the regular play store icon. Coz we tend to manage apps more than install new apps. So to install new apps we now have to open the sidebar and go to the homepage to locate the find icon.
 
Oh. Not the sidebar. We have to press the back button at top left which takes us to the home of play store. Sidebar menu is also not available from this screen.
 
Google Play apps with >4.3 million downloads stole pics and pushed porn ads – Ars Technica

Various Google Play 'Beauty Camera' Apps Send Users Pornographic Content, Redirect Them to Phishing Websites and Collect Their Pictures - TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog

The app will push several full screen ads when users unlock their devices, including malicious ads (such as fraudulent content and pornography) that will pop up via the user’s browser. During our analysis, we found a paid online pornography player (detected as AndroidOS_PornPlayer.UHRXA) that was downloaded when clicking the pop up. Take note, however, that nothing will play, even after the user pays and executes the player.

None of these apps give any indication that they are the ones behind the ads, thus users might find it difficult to determine where they’re coming from. Some of these apps redirect to phishing websites that ask the user for personal information, such as addresses and phone numbers. For example, in the figure below, clicking the “OK” button in the middle screenshot will redirect the user to a new page, which will give the user three tries to win a prize. The third try will always allow the user to win, after which a form will appear asking the user for detailed information.
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i wonder if my airtel app is doing something similar to push full screen ads even when the app is not running.
 

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