Apple: 50.000 apps removed from the App Store
of Martin Schneider 
on November 16, 2016, 12:30 | Write a comment
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The idea of the 30-day period is very nice and the Google Play Store could do it sometime.
Apple starts spring cleaning in winter. Around 50.000 apps were removed from the App Store in October!
Apple wants more quality than quantity. The App Store became smaller by 47.300 apps. At the keynote in September, where the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were presented, this step was announced by an Apple employee and actually implemented!
Problematic apps have been removed
Apps like WhatsApp, Facebook and Co. were certainly not removed. Only proProblematic apps and apps that have received few or no updates have been removed. This should make the range of apps clearer. Apple also wants downloaded apps to run on almost every iPhone. They should evolve and adapt to new iOS versions.
28 percent of games removed
Of course, the cleanup also resulted in games being removed. The games that were removed accounted for 28 percent of all games in the App Store. These probably include clones of well-known and popular apps such as Flappy Bird. It is currently unknown whether Apple plans to remove more apps and other programs from the App Store.
Developers have a deadline
Apple is very kind to the developers who made these apps. Apple is currently granting a 30-day period and giving developers the chance to prevent the apps from being deleted. This also includes some conditions that Apple does not reveal.