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Posted byby Tim
February 19, 2026

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

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.…

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Posted byby Tim
October 20, 2023

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

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…

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Posted byby Kellen
March 18, 2020

Google’s Advanced Protection Starts Blocking App Sideloading

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…

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Posted byby Tim
May 17, 2017

Google Play Protect Takes Android Security to the Next Level

Google Play Protect, unveiled at Google I/O this morning, is Google’s visible doubling down on its commitment to Android security.