hmmm, that is strange, because minergate app is still available in my store. May be they prohibited that only in some local stores. In Russia it is ok. I think that what they have to do is to prohibit the apps that use secret web-mining, when users are not informed about the processes inside the app
Yeah, searching for Bitcoin Miner still returns a lot of results for me too. Then again, it seems the article only says they've reached the decision to ban mining apps. It's unclear if they've already started the process, but it's clear that they're not done.
Also, before people start crucifying Google for being anti-crypto, this move is not anti-crypto. These apps are bad news; they're either malicious or don't work at all. This is for everyone's protection.