Chrome for Android is adding a new tool that helps secure devices better when sideloading. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to ...

Google’s malware scanning Play Protect service will now automatically turn off an Android app’s permissions if it’s potentially harmful. The feature is designed to prevent malicious apps ...

Google’s Play Protect service now automatically revokes permissions from Android apps that potentially pose a threat also. This means Play Protect could cut off an app's permissions to access ...

Google is testing a built-in malware scanner for APK downloads within Chrome on Android, adding another layer of security beyond Play Protect. This new feature, currently in Chrome Canary ...

Play Protect flagged 13 million new apps outside ... like we saw in 2023 when Google fended off 2.28 million such apps. This year is no different, and the company prevented a whopping 2.36 million ...

A malware prevention service for Android apps from Google. Play Protect checks apps in Google's Android app store (Google Play) to ensure downloads are malware-free, and it scans the apps within ...

The feature is currently hidden behind a flag in Chrome Canary and is described as "Check the APK downloads on Android for ...

Google Play Protect will now scan the code of apps being installed on Android devices in order to detect potentially malicious or harmful apps in real-time. Play Protect is Google’s malware ...