Applications displaying ads on lock screen are erased from Google Play

An advertisement displayed in an application is a source of income for applications that are distributed free of charge. If you use free apps, ads will appear in various applications that can not be completely avoided, but it is an Android app storeGoogle PlayThen, the application that inserted the advertisement on the lock screen finally stops delivering.

Google finally bans apps that include shady lock screen ads from the Play Store
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/11/30/google-finally-bans-apps-include-shady-lock-screen-ads/


It is not uncommon for ads to appear in the application, but there was also an application that inserts ads on the lock screen of smartphones.ES File ExplorerYaPeel Smart Remort,Hotspot ShieldIn the application such as, we inserted advertisement on the lock screen.

In ES file explorer like this, the bottom of the lock screen was the advertisement display space.


Android related mediaAndroid PoliceThe existence of an application in which advertisements are displayed on these lock screensReportAlthough it was there, Google finally prohibited the delivery of the application in which the advertisement is displayed on the lock screen.

Later, on the policy page on Google Play's advertisement, we note the monetization of lock screen as follows.

Monetize lock screen | Advertisement | Monetization and advertising - Developer Policy Center

Unless the lock screen itself is the sole purpose of the application, it is not acceptable for the application to introduce advertisements or features to monetize the display of locked devices.

In other words, in photo processing applications, VPN applications, file management applications, etc., it is possible to add advertisements in the application, but advertisements can not be inserted on the lock screen.

According to Android Police, there have been several years since the advertisement appeared on the lock screen, and there were several people around the writer Ryan Whitwam who was violated by the advertisement of the lock screen.