Vaping-Related Mobile Apps Available in the Google Play Store After the Apple Ban: Content Review

Abstract Background: In response to health concerns about vaping devices (eg, youth nicotine use, lung injury), Apple removed 181 previously approved vaping-related apps from the App Store in November 2019. This policy change may lessen youth exposure to content that glamorizes vaping; however, it may also block important sources of information and vaping device control for adults seeking to use vaping devices safely. Objective: Understanding the types of nicotine and cannabis vaping–related apps still available in the competing Google Play