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New Google Play Security Update—2.36 Million Apps Blocked
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 blocked 2.36 million risky Android apps from Play Store in 2024
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.
Google leaned heavily on AI to stop malicious apps on the Play Store last year
AI became a hot topic. Its influence even bled into the Google Play security division, which used AI in 92% of app security reviews.
Google Play’s Security: 2.36 Million Apps Blocked For Violations In 2024
Discover how Google’s AI-powered security, real-time app scanning, and stricter privacy controls are protecting Android users from malware, fraud, and data breaches.
Google Play Adds "Verified" Badge for VPN Apps
Google Play is announcing today that it is adding a new "Verified" badge to consumer-facing VPN apps. This badge is currently only being used on VPN apps,
Google's VPN badging system from 2023 is rolling out on the Play Store...again
Google has already announced a security-checking Google Play VPN badge system two times now, but it's here to announce it again.
Google Makes Its Appeal to Overturn Jury Verdict Branding the Play Store as Illegal Monopoly
Google went to appeals court Monday in an attempt to convince a three-judge panel to overturn a jury’s verdict declaring its app store for Android smartphones as an illegal monopoly and block the pena
Google asks US appeals court to overturn app store verdict
Lawyers for Alphabet's Google and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games squared off before a U.S. appeals court in California on Monday, as Google tries to undo a jury verdict and a judge's order forcing it to revamp its app store.
Google appeals monopoly ruling on Android app store
Google has filed an appeal over a jury verdict that ruled its Android app store to be a monopoly, seeking to block penalties imposed by a federal judge.
A year later, Google still wants to appeal its Play Store lawsuit
To catch you up, Epic Games has been extremely vocal about its distaste for the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Both Google and Apple have their own unique ways of scre
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February Google Play Updates: Here’s What’s New This Month in Android
Google provides regular updates to the Android ecosystem by pushing updates through Google Play Services, the Google Play ...
Google could give the Play Store's voice search UI a makeover
The Google Play Store is testing an updated design for its voice search UI. This updated UI is reminiscent of the Google app ...
Google's crucial February security patch for Pixels is here among other updates
To begin, Google posted its patch notes for the February 2024 security updates for its line of Pixel devices. This month's ...