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App Deleted - not by me

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NickleJim

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Hi folks,
I have a password manager, called mSecure.
I went to go use it, and the icon was transparent - it was clear, you could see through it.
I select the icon, and it said "App deleted".
So I went to Google Play, My Android Apps, and it is not there.
I do a search in Play for mSecure, and it says it's installed.
Fortunatly, I have MyBackup Pro, and I restored it from my SD card.
I went back to Google Play, My Android Apps, and it still is not there.
Has this ever happened to anyone?
it's kinda wierd....
 
Apps will be pulled for various reasons. There are only two that I could think of for Google to automatically delete from users devices. The first would be some type of copyright infringement, either by the developer or the content. The other would be if it was determined to be unsafe or malicious. In any case I'd look for an alternative app until you know the exact reason.
 
My thanks to both of you.
I have some really importnt info in there, so it might be wise for me to find another password manager.
 
mSecure is still in the Play store:

http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mseven.msecure&hl=en

As for apps dropped from the Play store and subsequently removed from handsets, Google only does that with their own apps (i.e. the recent transformation of 'Places' to 'Local' with the Maps update). Perhaps they remove third-party ones from phones that are security risks, but certainly not because of copyright infringement. I currently have two apps that fall under the latter category. LabMan is a pretty good Pac-Man knockoff that was dropped from Play for obvious reasons (Namco currently sells their own Pac-Man game for $4.99 there). The other one is TinyShark Downloader, which allows people to (ahem) download songs from Grooveshark. Was looking for it in Play this weekend, and it appears Google put a stop to that party. The app is still available for direct download from the developer's website and still works well.

Keep in mind that, unlike Apple, Google does not run a gated community when it comes to apps. Sideloading of apps can be done even on non-rooted phones.
 
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