Google is cracking down on app publishers’ use of the Query_All_Packages API, which lets developers see all the apps on someone’s phone, access that has long concerned privacy advocates but is exacerbated in a post-Roe world.
Starting July 20, Android app developers that use the API must submit a declaration for why they’re using it in order to carry out routine app updates, according to a blog post. Apps that fail to submit a declaration, or do not meet Google’s policies, risk being removed from Google Play.
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