We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is FunTV: Chinese Short Dramas censored by Google?

Gone.

FunTV: Chinese Short Dramas is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on Apr 28, 2024.

1,765 tests on record·last checked 10 hours ago

Why it is unavailable

Five things can put an app out of one Google Play. Each is weighed below against what can be seen from outside — open a card for the reasoning.

  • A government or a court demanded itPossible

    and Google complied. Google publishes a count of these per country each year and never says which apps they were. Google’s Transparency Report

  • A local rule about paying for itPossible

    gambling licences, financial rules, tax — the kind of law that governs a transaction. Google can obey every one of them by refusing the payment, which is why this is the only restriction we would accept and the only one that cannot touch a free app.

  • Google applied a rule, unaskedPossible

    either its own review guidelines, or its own reading of a local law, with nobody having demanded anything. This is the largest category in Google’s own removal figures by a wide margin, and it covers distribution permits as well as content — Google kept a free Bible app out of mainland China in 2021 for want of one. Google’s Transparency Report

  • The developer withheld itPossible

    freely, or under legal advice of their own, or because Google’s guidelines require that kind of app to be limited to certain countries. Switching a country off is easy for a developer to do in Google’s own tools: it needs no new version of the app, and it leaves no public trace other than the app being unavailable.

  • Something brokeUnlikely

    a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.

    • Gone for 2 years.
How this is weighed, and what it cannot tell you

Weighed from the evidence under each card, not from a model. There is no published figure for how Google’s removals divide up, so these are ordered words rather than percentages. For scale on the same-day counts: across the whole record an app leaves a storefront with fewer than two others, so a dozen at once is not a dozen coincidences.

None of this is certain, and a citation does not make it so: Google naming a Chinese agency tells you what Google said, not everything that happened. What can be said is that the readings alone cannot separate these five — a developer switching off a country and a government ordering it removed arrive at Google’s catalogue looking identical — and that nobody has ever measured how they divide across Google Play. The one careful study of the question was done on Google's store, using an error message Google does not emit.

Google publishes no record of which apps are unavailable in which countries. Its Transparency Report counts the removal requests governments send it, across its products together, and names no app in any of them — so even the part it does disclose cannot be matched to a single thing missing from your store. Where a reason reaches the public at all, it is usually because a developer chose to say so. Google’s Transparency Report

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FunTV: Chinese Short Dramas

Developer: DramaInjo · Released: Mar 5, 2024 · Rating: 3.7★

View in Google Play ↗
0stores where available
209stores where blocked
6.19Bpeople behind the block
209of 217 stores tested
1,765tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Mar 5, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Apr 28, 2024Last seen available anywhere
  3. Oct 18, 2024First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  4. Dec 30, 2024Gone from 209 storefronts
  5. Sep 28, 2026Most recent test

Testing history

One column per month, every month from the first reading to the last. Height follows how many readings we took that month; red is the share of them that found the app unavailable. An empty month is one nobody tested.

2024-032026-09

Found availableFound unavailable

Availability by storefront

Every storefront we test, current status first. Data is a measurement, not a promise: each row carries its own date.

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AfghanistanAF↗UnavailableJan 17, 20257 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableJan 4, 20255 days ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableJan 9, 202516 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableOct 18, 202412 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJan 5, 202512 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableSep 4, 202412 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableJan 22, 20258 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableSep 8, 20242 days ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableDec 20, 202412 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableMar 13, 202510 months ago
AustraliaAU↗UnavailableJun 11, 202516 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableNov 26, 202416 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableNov 23, 202415 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableDec 2, 20246 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableJul 11, 202515 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableOct 13, 20249 months ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableJan 23, 20258 months ago
BelarusBY↗UnavailableJul 11, 202511 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableApr 23, 20258 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableFeb 2, 20257 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableNov 5, 20249 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableNov 1, 20249 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableOct 23, 20246 days ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableMay 22, 202511 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableNov 10, 20248 months ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableDec 19, 202415 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableOct 28, 20246 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableSep 14, 202410 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableApr 20, 202512 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJun 19, 202515 months ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableMar 13, 202515 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableSep 10, 202411 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableOct 3, 20242 days ago
CanadaCA↗UnavailableJan 14, 20258 months ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableMar 10, 202515 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableSep 4, 20249 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableJan 18, 202512 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableDec 8, 20246 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableJan 22, 202514 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableAug 3, 202514 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableApr 28, 202410 hours ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableDec 31, 20246 months ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableDec 5, 202416 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableJan 22, 202512 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableSep 4, 202412 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableDec 30, 202416 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableDec 31, 202415 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableJan 26, 20258 months ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableOct 2, 202415 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableOct 17, 202410 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableDec 19, 202416 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableJan 9, 202515 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableJan 22, 20256 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableJan 24, 20258 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableJan 9, 202514 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableDec 18, 20247 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableNov 8, 20246 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableJan 21, 20258 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableDec 16, 202414 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableMar 26, 202512 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableSep 10, 202412 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableDec 19, 202412 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableMay 20, 20256 days ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableOct 23, 20246 days ago
EthiopiaET↗UnavailableSep 5, 20248 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableJan 24, 20259 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableJan 22, 20258 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableDec 20, 20244 days ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableMay 15, 202516 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableSep 14, 20249 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableJan 29, 20252 days ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableMar 8, 20258 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableOct 2, 202512 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableOct 18, 20245 days ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableMay 10, 20259 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableOct 25, 20245 days ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableSep 21, 202414 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableSep 5, 202414 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableOct 3, 20247 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableOct 11, 20248 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableJan 7, 202512 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableJan 10, 202511 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableMay 5, 20259 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJan 24, 202514 months ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableJan 25, 20256 months ago
HungaryHU↗UnavailableDec 8, 202410 hours ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableJan 27, 20257 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableSep 16, 20246 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableSep 4, 20248 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableMar 25, 20258 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableSep 12, 202415 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableDec 30, 20246 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableMay 12, 20256 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableJan 21, 20258 months ago
JapanJP↗UnavailableNov 26, 20248 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableJan 9, 20256 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableJan 23, 202512 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableNov 14, 202415 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableOct 12, 202415 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableSep 30, 202415 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableApr 27, 202511 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableNov 7, 202411 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableOct 6, 202410 months ago
LaosLA↗UnavailableMar 2, 20267 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableJan 15, 202511 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableOct 2, 20248 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableSep 1, 20246 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableJan 30, 202516 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableDec 19, 20249 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableSep 13, 202410 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableOct 3, 20248 months ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJan 24, 202515 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableApr 28, 20248 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableSep 29, 202512 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableMay 15, 20257 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableSep 1, 20242 days ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableDec 16, 20248 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableMay 13, 20258 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableMar 10, 202513 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableOct 17, 20247 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableNov 17, 20246 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableNov 16, 20248 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableDec 12, 20242 days ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableOct 3, 202414 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableNov 20, 202414 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableOct 17, 202416 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableMar 25, 202514 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableMay 17, 20256 days ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableJan 21, 202510 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableMay 4, 20258 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableMar 11, 202510 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableMay 7, 20259 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableMay 8, 20258 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableNov 10, 202416 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableSep 19, 202415 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableDec 15, 202414 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableSep 5, 202411 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableSep 16, 202411 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableOct 12, 202410 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableOct 13, 202410 hours ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableApr 17, 202513 months ago
PakistanPK↗UnavailableApr 17, 202512 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableSep 28, 20246 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableOct 7, 202414 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableDec 11, 202413 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableFeb 28, 202515 months ago
PhilippinesPH↗UnavailableJun 5, 202516 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableSep 4, 202410 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableJan 31, 20258 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableSep 7, 20246 days ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableDec 20, 202415 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableJan 15, 202515 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableFeb 7, 202516 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableSep 18, 202410 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableSep 8, 202410 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableApr 9, 202516 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableMay 11, 20259 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableDec 15, 20247 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableSep 5, 202412 months ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableSep 9, 202411 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableJan 16, 20259 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableDec 18, 202415 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableMay 13, 202515 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableFeb 3, 202510 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗UnavailableApr 26, 202511 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableSep 2, 202412 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableMay 9, 202514 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableOct 12, 20247 months ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableNov 13, 20247 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableSep 1, 202416 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableJan 11, 20259 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableSep 15, 202416 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableFeb 14, 202516 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableOct 30, 20249 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableDec 25, 202415 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableFeb 4, 202516 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableFeb 7, 202512 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableMay 17, 20252 days ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableJan 14, 202516 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableJan 24, 202512 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableJan 29, 20259 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableOct 2, 20248 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableJun 28, 202514 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableSep 2, 202415 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableMay 8, 20259 months ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableSep 15, 20247 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableNov 20, 202413 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableJan 21, 202515 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableSep 5, 20246 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableSep 3, 202414 months ago
TurkmenistanTM↗UnavailableJan 19, 20256 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableMay 10, 20256 days ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableSep 18, 20248 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableNov 1, 20246 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableOct 3, 202411 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableSep 24, 202512 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableOct 18, 20247 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableSep 1, 202410 hours ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableApr 29, 202510 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableFeb 13, 20254 days ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableJan 8, 202512 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableMar 12, 202515 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableMar 14, 20256 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableJan 25, 202515 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableMay 4, 20259 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableDec 12, 20244 days ago
BrazilBR↗Not tested——0
IndiaIN↗Not tested——0
IranIR↗Not tested——0
MozambiqueMZ↗Not tested——0
Papua New GuineaPG↗Not tested——0
SomaliaSO↗Not tested——0
UruguayUY↗Not tested——0
Vatican CityVA↗Not tested——0

Testing asks Google whether it will sell this app in that storefront, right now, by the same method the crawler has used since 2019. Your browser asks Google directly, so the answer describes what Google serves your connection — and if your browser cannot reach Google at all, we ask on your behalf and say so. The result is a link: open it to see Google’s own answer and check ours. Readings are added to the record above; roughly a quarter of the readings taken each day come from people testing.

How we test

Availability is checked against Google’s own catalog servers for every storefront, the same way Google Play app asks. "Unavailable" means Google’s servers say the app cannot be offered in that country — it does not say who asked for the removal. Removals initiated by the developer and removals demanded by governments look the same from outside; the history and context on this page are how we tell them apart.