Forbes

Google Play’s Security: 2.36 Million Apps Blocked For Violations In 2024

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. Feb 02, 2025, 01:35pm EST Feb 02, 2025, 02:13pm EST Google ...
Forbes

Google Play Warning—331 Dangerous Phone Apps Bypass Security Controls

Ongoing campaign sees 100's of malcious apps hit Google Play. Update, March 20, 2025: This story, originally published March 18, has been updated with a statement from Google regarding the Google Play ...
Android Authority

Google Play’s latest security change may break many Android apps for some power users

Google’s updated Play Integrity API is making it significantly harder for users with rooted phones or custom ROMs to access certain applications due to enhanced security verifications. The update, now ...
Droid Life

Google Play Services Update Includes CTAP2 Security Key Support, More

There’s a fresh Google Play Services rolling out to Android devices, including a change for the Google Play app. Labeled as Play Services v26.03, there is a total of five changes. For Android ...
Android Authority

Google leaned heavily on AI to stop malicious apps on the Play Store last year

In 2024, human reviewers on the Google Play security team were able to stop more harmful apps from making it to the Play Store than ever before. In 92% of these cases, the human reviewers used ...