, ▁links ▁essential ▁services ▁with ▁Google ▁Play ▁( th us ▁blocking , ▁again , ▁these ▁third - party ▁app ▁stores ), ▁and ▁blocks ▁access ▁to ▁A pto ide ▁websites ▁in ▁its ▁Chrome ▁Web ▁browser . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁A pto ide ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁start ▁its ▁operations ▁in ▁Asia ▁by ▁opening ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁A pto ide ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁working ▁with ▁App Co in ▁and ▁" enter ▁the ▁digital ▁currency ▁business ▁with ▁the ▁plain ly ▁named ▁App Co ins . ▁La unch ed ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Web ▁Sum mit ▁edition , ▁the ▁$ 1 8 ▁million ▁Initial ▁Co in ▁Of fer ing ▁( IC O ) ▁will ▁allow ▁users ▁to ▁use ▁App Co ins ▁to ▁pay ▁each ▁other ▁or ▁for ▁in - app ▁purch ases , ▁such ▁as ▁game ▁up gr ades ." ▁App co in ' s ▁ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁users ▁will ▁be ▁in cent iv ized ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁advert ising ▁to ▁ear n ▁currency . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Android ▁client ▁ ▁A pto ide ▁client ▁allows ▁one ▁to ▁search , ▁brow se ▁and ▁install ▁applications ▁in ▁the ▁Android ▁phone . ▁A pto ide ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁languages . ▁ ▁To ▁install ▁A pto ide , ▁the ▁user ▁has ▁to ▁retrieve ▁the ▁AP K ▁( install able ▁file ) ▁from ▁the ▁official ▁site . ▁The ▁installation ▁is ▁not