Android’s Play Protect Flashes ‘Kung Fu Moves’: Block Punch for Harmful Apps

Time To Get ‘Appy: Google Play Protect Cranks Up Security

That app you’ve been eyeballing might be harmful, but fear not, Androidians! Google Play Protect, Android’s ferocious security watchdog, has a shiny new weapon in its arsenal: Real-time app code scanning. Adolf Malware and Bonnie ‘Bad-App’ Virus, you’re on notice!

Android Isn’t Playing Around!

Last October, Google announced a snappy new feature for our beloved Google Play Protect: an in-built, real-time, app-scanning knight in shining armor. With this arsenal, harmful apps have about the same chance of making it to your device as a snowball enduring a sahara-noon!

The Hot Take: “Android: Caring for their Users One App at a Time”

Let’s face it, Android is clearly telling harmful apps, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Are harmful apps really more dangerous than shaving your eyebrows off on a dare or using metal utensils in a microwave? Arguably yes, potentially no, but one thing’s clear: Android’s new security feature thinks there ain’t no mountain high enough to keep it from getting to harmful apps!

Original article: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/04/google-play-android-real-time-app-scanning-sideload-apps/