{"id":430026,"date":"2022-04-11T19:58:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T16:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/old-apps-will-soon-disappear-from-the-google-play-store-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T19:58:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T16:58:45","slug":"old-apps-will-soon-disappear-from-the-google-play-store-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/old-apps-will-soon-disappear-from-the-google-play-store-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Old Apps Will Soon Disappear from the Google Play Store \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34d595ec477\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34d595ec477\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/old-apps-will-soon-disappear-from-the-google-play-store-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9COld_Apps_Will_Soon_Disappear_from_the_Google_Play_Store_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Old Apps Will Soon Disappear from the Google Play Store \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COld_Apps_Will_Soon_Disappear_from_the_Google_Play_Store_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Old Apps Will Soon Disappear from the Google Play Store \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-114669\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/161306a4.png?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/161306a4.png?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/161306a4.png?width=1200\" alt=\"An illustration of the Google Play Store on an Android phone.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2022\/04\/expanding-plays-target-level-api-requirements-to-strengthen-user-security.html\">Google<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an effort to increase Android security, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2022\/04\/expanding-plays-target-level-api-requirements-to-strengthen-user-security.html\">Google will hide<\/a> thousands of old Play Store <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s on November 1st of 2022. If an app\u2019s \u201ctarget API level\u201d is more than two years old, it will not show up in Play Store searches.<\/p>\n<p>Each Android release has a unique set of features and security protocols. And that means, in theory, apps made for Android 11 should have problems running on Android 12. But Google gets around incompatibility problems by forcing apps to include a \u201ctarget API level.\u201d This system indicates which version of Android an app is made for, allowing newer phones to run older apps without a hitch.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a trade-off to this backward compatibility system, though. Running an app with a lower target API level means turning off some security restrictions, leaving users more vulnerable to malware and exploits.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago, hackers took advantage of this system by uploading malware with a low target API to the Play Store. Google started enforcing a rule to fight the problem\u2014if an app (or an update) includes a target API level that\u2019s a year out of date, it cannot be uploaded to the Play Store.<\/p>\n<p>Google is simply expanding its system to hide neglected apps. If an app uses a target API level that\u2019s more than two years old, it won\u2019t show up on the Play Store.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there are a few caveats here. Google won\u2019t hide old apps if you have a similarly old Android phone. You can also reinstall old apps that you used in the past, and of course, you can always sideload old apps through a service like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apkmirror.com\">APK Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2022\/04\/expanding-plays-target-level-api-requirements-to-strengthen-user-security.html\">Google<\/a> via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/android\/2022\/04\/old-play-store-apps-served-notice-by-upcoming-api-level-changes\/\">Malwarebytes<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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