These join existing restrictions that barred broken apps that are not responsive, don’t install, crash, or otherwise function abnormally. Google says it’s added the additional requirements to “ensure apps can meet the uplifted standards for the Play catalog and engage users through quality functionality.

But one battlefield where Android continues to trail iPhone by some considerable distance is app safety and security. Despite its efforts, Google can’t seem to keep dangerous Play Store apps out of the headlines.

Google is in something of a bind with Chrome. Its hard-earned reputation for tracking is proving hard to shake, which isn’t helped by Apple’s latest, brutal attack. But at the same time, the search giant does appear to be expending serious effort to make the world’s most popular browser safer for its 3 billion users.

Google wants to grow its web browser market share among iPhone users. Apple isn't just going to let that happen.

Google Chrome's Safe Browsing tool protects against online threats by warning of potentially harmful downloads. New, more prominent warnings may soon appear in Chrome to alert users of dangerous downloads.