In Google I/O 2017, the search engine giant promised it’s users of raising the bar in terms of security in the Google play store. Google also lived up to its words by infusing Play Protect security feature in play store which assures everything is going fine. Even though this feature was already enabled after the I/O, it was invisible to the users.
Google has now made it visible to the users that scanning is happening in the foreground unlike the previous time. If you head over to the My apps & games section in the Play Store, you might see the new Play Protect banner on top of all your available and recent updates. If all is well, it will show you so, which should make users feel at ease knowing their device isn’t compromised and there isn’t a malicious app or game doing things in the background.
Now that will all depend on what Google classifies as problematic apps, so lots of stuff might fly under the radar, like apps that mine your info if you grant them permissions, or apps that display weirds ads and redirects, but technically you should go on doing what you were previously doing and you’ll be fine as always.
To know about Play perfect click here and you don’t need to worry if you still can’t see the play protect banner. Google is rolling out this feature in batches and may soon be able to get it.
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