[New post] Google seemingly kicking standalone ad-blockers from the Play Store

Cam Bunton posted: " Earlier in the week, Samsung's new browser API meant developers, if they wanted to, could build ad-blocking apps to work alongside the browser. It's similar to the ad-blocking feature Apple introduced in iOS 9 with Safari, which lead to a number of ad" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Google seemingly kicking standalone ad-blockers from the Play Store by Cam Bunton Earlier in the week, Samsung's new browser API meant developers, if they wanted to, could build ad-blocking apps to work alongside the browser. It's similar to the ad-blocking feature Apple introduced in iOS 9 with Safari, which lead to a number of ad and tracker-blocking apps become popular within the first few weeks of iOS 9's arrival. With this feature added, more developers could develop standalone ad-blockers for Android which work with Samsung's mobile browser. It turns out however, that Google has pulled some apps, and rejected updates for others. It seems the company isn't keen on having standalone apps — designed to work alongside browsers to block ads — on the Play Store... Read more of this post Cam Bunton | February 4, 2016 at 3:17 am | Tags: ads, apps, Google, Google Play, Play Store | Categories: Ads, Apps and Updates | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-y70 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/02/04/google-rejects-ad-blockers/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com