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.

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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
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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Google Play Store securityFeature Google Play Protect