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 ...

As you may know, Play Protect performs all the safety checks to ensure the apps downloaded from the Google Play Store is safe to use. While having the option to disable Play Protect is handy, it’s ...

Google is doing everything it can to make Android OS more secure for its users. In the past few months, Google Play Protect ...

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 on a mission to narrow the gap between Android and iPhone, nowhere more so than with your security and privacy. Over the last year this campaign has reached new heights, with a cull of ...

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.

We don't think about it much on a day-to-day basis, but Android has numerous software protections in place to keep our devices safe. While you can download and install apps on your own, the majority ...

In today’s Security Blog, Google mentions that the new feature will prevent malicious apps from accessing user data, including phone storage, photos, cameras, and more. The company says that you can ...