For years, Google has been working hard to make Android an OS that is as secure as it is functional, without sacrificing the virtues that distinguish it from more restrictive competitors, such as iOS.

Google’s annual blog post recapping Play Store and Android protections in 2024 is now available. It highlights new safety measures, like how Google Play Protect cannot be turned off during calls.

Google Play Store has started rolling out a new “Pause” feature for Play Protect, allowing users to temporarily disable app security scans. Unlike the previous “Turn off” option, the new feature ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is testing a new feature that could let Play Store users pause Play Protect instead of disabling it. Many users disable Play Protect while sideloading apps but forget to enable it again, which ...

Google announced increased safety measures that will roll out soon to its Play Store. In an attempt to create a safer Android Ecosystem, Google will expand Play Protect to “target malicious ...

We tend to take services like Google Play Protect for granted. This is the service that works behind the scenes to make sure that every app you download from the Play Store is safe. Google just ...

Many of us tend to download every app that catches our eye without giving it a second thought. If you're using an Android device, you're often downloading these apps from the Google Play Store itself, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. Feb 02, 2025, 01:35pm EST Feb 02, 2025, 02:13pm EST Google ...

Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone on the security and privacy front continues. But even as Google shores up Play Store defenses—a new report published this week makes it clear that ...