Google has broken down how it protected Android users in 2024 by blocking apps, banning developers and adding enhanced security.

Google has confirmed it has blocked more than 2.3 million apps as it publishes a new Android and Google Play security update—what you need to know.

Google's app store is encountering an issue on Android devices that's hampering user experiences.

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users.

AI became a hot topic. Its influence even bled into the Google Play security division, which used AI in 92% of app security reviews.

The feature is supposed to help prevent malicious apps from gaining access to your phone’s storage, camera, and photos.

Android phones and tablets have encountered a ‘Google Play Store keeps stopping’ error message. That system warning usually appears when Android apps crash. However, Google Play is working normally as far as we can tell.

Google Play Protect will automatically revoke app permissions for harmful Android apps. In today’s Security Blog, Google mentions that the new feature will prevent malicious app

Google blocked 2.36 million apps and 158,000 developer accounts to maintain Play Store safety in 2024. 1.3 million apps had access to unnecessary permissions, curtailed by Google. Play Protect flagged 13 million new apps outside Google Play,