Update - Google to block apps from accessing entire app list on phones

 In an update, Google said that app developers will have to provide a solid reason for why the tech giant should let them access other apps on users' smartphones,

Google has now updated its Developer Programme Policy, restricting which apps are allowed to use the permission.

"Apps that have a core purpose to launch, search, or interoperate with other apps on the device may obtain scope-appropriate visibility to other installed apps on the device," Google said.

There's an exception for financial apps like banking apps and P2P wallets, which the page says "may obtain broad visibility into installed apps solely for security-based purposes."

Source - The Economic Times