Kiwi Browser removed from Play Store due to YouTube background playback
Chromium-based Kiwi Browser attracted widespread attention last month after it added support for desktop Chrome extensions. The app recently vanished from the Play Store, and while some assumed it was due to the browser's new extension support, it was apparently removed due to its ability to play YouTube videos in the background — functionality that is supposed to be reserved for the native YouTube app with a Premium subscription.
We reached out to the developer of Kiwi Browser, Arnaud Granal, who believes that the issue is more related to Google protecting Chrome market share than an actual policy violation:
Read MoreGoogle Chrome itself can play any (including YouTube) videos in the background out of the box (just after ticking Desktop checkbox).
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