Apple removed over 8,400 apps from Vietnam in 2022.

Apple has released its first-ever App Store Transparency Report, covering its largest app store for iOS and iPadOS devices. The most notable information mentioned is the removal of apps that violated Apple's regulations in 2022.

Accordingly, Apple's app store has 1,783,232 applications. In 2022, Apple's team rejected nearly 1.7 million app applications from the App Store due to numerous fraud and privacy-related issues. The company's app review process detected applications using malicious code capable of stealing users' login credentials from third-party services. Some applications disguised themselves as harmless financial management platforms but had the potential to transform into a completely different application.

In 2022, Apple removed 186,195 apps, mostly in the games category (38,883 apps) and utilities category (20,045 apps). Vietnam had 8,462 apps removed, with the most common reason being violations of design guidelines (4,657 apps) – ranking sixth globally . Apps removed for fraud-related reasons totaled 3,626, ranking second globally.

The App Store Transparency Report reveals more details about Apple's app marketplace.

Apple's transparency report also indicated that Vietnam was among the top 10 countries with the highest number of developers complaining after their apps were removed, with 416 instances. Eleven apps were subsequently reinstated to the App Store after Apple's review.

Apple stated that China is the leading country in requesting app removals. The Chinese government has requested Apple remove 1,435 apps from its store. Of these, 1,276 games were removed due to the lack of GRN licenses. Apple also removed 14 apps at the request of the Indian government. Pakistan and Russia also feature on the list with 10 and 7 apps respectively.

The App Store has nearly 37 million registered developers. Each week, Apple's app store receives over 656 million visits and generates 747 million downloads. Last year, the company blocked 282 million accounts and prevented $2.2 billion in fraudulent transactions on the platform.

The report was released as part of a 2021 settlement agreement with a group of developers. Apple agreed to be more transparent about its App Store policies.

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