Google Play Protect
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Google Play Protect is Google’s built-in Android security service that continuously scans apps and devices to help protect users from malware and other harmful behavior.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Android security feature
ⓘ
mobile security service ⓘ |
| aim |
improve overall Android platform security
ⓘ
protect Android users from malware ⓘ protect Android users from potentially harmful applications ⓘ |
| announcedAt |
Google I/O
ⓘ
surface form:
Google I/O 2017
|
| announcedBy | Google ⓘ |
| announcementYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| availability | devices with Google Play services ⓘ |
| canDisable | specific apps identified as harmful ⓘ |
| category |
antivirus-like protection
ⓘ
mobile security ⓘ |
| defaultState | enabled by default on most Android devices with Google Play ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| feature |
Google Mobile Services suite
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surface form:
Find My Device integration (historically)
Play Store app review scanning ⓘ Safe Browsing protection in Chrome on Android ⓘ app scanning ⓘ app verification ⓘ automatic disabling of harmful apps ⓘ cloud-based scanning ⓘ harmful app detection ⓘ malware scanning ⓘ on-device scanning ⓘ periodic device security scans ⓘ real-time protection ⓘ scanning of apps installed from outside Google Play ⓘ security recommendations to users ⓘ warning about potentially harmful apps ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Android system settings
ⓘ
Google Play Store ⓘ
surface form:
Google Play Store app
|
| monitors |
apps from Google Play Store
ⓘ
apps from third-party sources ⓘ |
| notifies | users about detected threats ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Android ⓘ |
| partOf |
Google Play ecosystem
ⓘ
Google Play Services ⓘ
surface form:
Google Play services
|
| platform |
Android smartphones
ⓘ
Android tablets ⓘ |
| providedBy |
Google
ⓘ
surface form:
Google LLC
|
| replaces | Verify Apps (branding) ⓘ |
| scans |
apps before download from Google Play (server-side)
ⓘ
installed apps ⓘ |
| securityModel | defense-in-depth for Android ecosystem ⓘ |
| userControl |
users can manually trigger a device scan
ⓘ
users can view scan history ⓘ |
| uses |
Google cloud security intelligence
ⓘ
machine learning-based detection ⓘ |
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