Google has restored MetaMask's Android app 

Ethereum • January 2, 2020, 3:10AM EST
UPDATED: January 2, 2020, 10:56AM EST
The Block

After suspending MetaMask's Android app last week, Google has now restored it.

MetaMask announced the news on Sunday, saying that Google took the decision after “careful consideration.”

Last week, Google suspended MetaMask’s app, citing its policy of banning cryptocurrency mining apps from its Android store. MetaMask does not offer mining services; it is a browser extension that allows users to run Ethereum decentralized applications (dapps).

MetaMask had also filed an appeal, which Google rejected at the time. As the app has now been restored, MetaMask said the experience has made it “more resilient” and “stronger.” 

MetaMask has an estimated 264,000 monthly active users. The app has been impersonated several times in the past, attempting to retrieve victims' crypto-related credentials.

AUTHOR

Yogita Khatri profile picture Yogita Khatri

Yogita Khatri is a senior reporter at The Block and the author of The Funding newsletter. As our longest-serving editorial member, Yogita has been instrumental in breaking numerous stories, exclusives and scoops. With over 3,000 articles to her name, Yogita is The Block's most-published and most-read author of all time. Before joining The Block, Yogita wrote for CoinDesk and The Economic Times. You can reach her at [email protected] or follow her latest updates on X at @Yogita_Khatri5.

See More
Connect on

WHO WE ARE

The Block is a news provider that strives to be the first and final word on digital assets news, research, and data.

+ Follow us on Google News
Connect with the block on

More by Yogita Khatri