With the number of users google has on its softwares, it is only fair to always consider security as a priority. Bearing this in mind, Google launched an android defense called Google Play Protect, despite other security measures it has in place to keep its smartphones safe.
Whatever you do as a user on your device, you want to be guaranteed safety. Google calls it peace of mind in the palm.
Google Play Protect is basically a security for Android devices which consist of app scanning, browser protection, and anti-theft measures.
We know you want to be confident that your Android devices are safe and secure, which is why we are doubling down on our commitment to security. Today we introduced Google Play Protect—Google’s comprehensive security services for Android, providing powerful new protections and greater visibility into your device security. Play Protect is built into every device with Google Play, is always updating, and automatically takes action to keep your data and device safe, so you don’t have to lift a finger.
With more than 50 billion apps scanned every day, our machine learning systems are always on the lookout for new risks, identifying potentially harmful apps and keeping them off your device or removing them. All Google Play apps go through a rigorous security analysis even before they’re published on the Play Store—and Play Protect warns you about bad apps that are downloaded from other sources too. Play Protect watches out for any app that might step out of line on your device, keeping you and every other Android user safe.
