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Play Protect Put in Work in 2025, ID’d 27 Million Malicious Apps Outside Google Play Last Year

Tim February 19, 2026 1

Google shared a recap of 2025 in the world of Android and Google Play security. Huge numbers are thrown around. 27 million. 20 billion. 1.75 million. See, lots of numbers. As consumers, all we need to know is that Google has been working hard to build AI-...

Spot Malicious Apps With Google Play Protect’s Real-Time App Scanning

Tim October 20, 2023 2

For those of you who find themselves downloading apps and installing them from sources other than Google Play, this news is for you. Detailed this week, Google Play Protect is getting real-time app scanning, utilizing on-device machine learning and similarity...

Google’s Advanced Protection Starts Blocking App Sideloading

Kellen March 18, 2020

Google has this service called Advanced Protection that you can enroll in today if you want an extra level of security on your Android device and Google account. It's still a somewhat-new service, but I feel like it is a lesser-known Google service that more...

Google Play Protect Takes Android Security to the Next Level

Tim May 17, 2017 14

Google Play Protect, unveiled at Google I/O this morning, is Google's visible doubling down on its commitment to Android security. In essence, Google Play Protect is a set of features that will ensure your device is always secure. This isn't just behind-the-...