Google to block apps from accessing entire app list on phones By IANS| Posted by Sameer | Published: 3rd April 2021 12:15 pm IST New Delhi: Are you aware that any single app on your smartphone can see every other app that you have installed on your device, thus accessing sensitive information like dating preferences, banking information, political affiliation and password management etc? Google has announced to change this system on its Play Store from May 5. In an update, Google has 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, reports arstechnica.