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Android: Google is now collecting detailed data about your app usage - it is possible to opt out of the Play Store

Android: Google is now collecting detailed data about your app usage – it is possible to opt out of the Play Store

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Used to collect tons of data from Google users and, among other things, to improve products for all users. Now, with “App Installation Optimization”, a feature like this is being brought to the Android or Google Play Store, and users are guaranteed a faster application installation. To make this possible, all users must send their usage statistics to Google – it will be activated automatically.


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The Google Play Store is set to face more competition this year due to increased support for alternative app stores, so Google now adds features that other providers may not be able to: In the guise of “upgrading the app installation” they want to run those apps that can be downloaded and installed even faster in the future so they can be used faster Are ready, you can use them after a few seconds.

In particular, it works by first downloading the most commonly used application components by the majority of users. The probability is high that this will apply to other users as well, so function A will be downloaded and installed, and function B will be usable before download. The app segment has long been advertised, and streaming options in the Play Store and other technologies also make this possible.

But to deliver something like this, a lot of users really have to participate – they will. When the Play Store launches for the first time, Google will notify you of this new functionality and explain that it is activated automatically. However, there is no reject button and you have to go to settings to disable this optimization. So it is clear that 99% of users will not do this.

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Of course, this is a practical function based on Google data, which is mostly similar to Google Maps functions and statistics, but this time, it goes a step further. Google gains the ability to monitor the usage of all applications, store this data, and evaluate it. It is true that one insists In this documentIt should only be used for this optimization, without collecting any personal data, but it is only the first step and can be fixed at any time. It is questionable whether this 2-3 second time saving is really worthwhile when installing this data collection.

What data does Google collect?

Once the application installation optimization is implemented, your device tells Google which parts of the application you have accessed in which order after you first open the application. This information is linked to the data of other people who use the app to identify trends and which areas of the app are most important to each.

Google’s use of this data

  • Speed ​​up installing apps from Google Play
  • Minimize the time it takes to open and run applications
  • Minimize your device’s CPU, battery and memory usage

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