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AppLovin Under Fire: Shuts Down “Array” After Allegations of Secret App Installs

In Tech Updates
October 18, 2025

AppLovin’s Array Platform and Shutdown AppLovin, a fast-growing adtech firm known for marketing mobile games, quietly pulled the plug on Array, its on-device app distribution tool. According to PocketGamer and Bloomberg, an AppLovin spokesperson confirmed that Array was discontinued “last quarter” because the product simply wasn’t economically viable pocketgamer.biz bloomberg.com. In practice, Array had been used by partners such as Samsung and T-Mobile to recommend apps to users and let them install with a single tap adweek.com pocketgamer.biz. The service worked by pre-loading app suggestions on new phones or in ads, so users could skip going through the Play Store.

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