Google bans Android apps that sneak in ads on your phone's lockscreen

One of the disadvantages of Android being an open operating system is that app developers can pretty much mess with the core experience in any way they want. Like inject ads that show up on your phone's lock screen.

Nobody really wants that, which is why Google's now banned apps that try to sneak in ads onto your lockscreen from the Play Store. 

Android Police noticed the change in Google's Developer Policy Center, which details what types of appropriate apps can be included within Android apps and how they may appear.

Under a new section called "Lockscreen Monetization," Google now states: Read more...