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Google Play removes battery-draining android apps with over 20 million downloads for using excessive mobile data

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Google Play has removed apps with more than 20 million downloads because they were using excessive mobile data and draining batteries, says a report. According to a report by McAfee, it identified new Clicker malware that sneaked into Google Play. In total, 16 applications that were previously on Google Play have been confirmed to have the malicious payload with an assumed 20 million installations.