Play protect prevented up to 1.6 billion dangerous app installs

Google Play Protect has become a key tool in Android in its fight against malware. It is a very helpful tool when it comes to stopping malware in the operating system. Something that also shows its new figures, because it has been revealed that last year it prevented up to 1.6 billion dangerous app installations. All of them from sources external to Google Play.

Play Protect prevented up to 1.6 billion dangerous app installs

It is undoubtedly a figure that makes it clear that Android is working hard against malicious apps, which unfortunately still have many.

Google Play Protect does its job

Although it is not the only data of importance in Android. Since the work of Play Protect is not something isolated, but is combined with more measures. So last year there was an increase in the number of phones that had security patches. Something that is undoubtedly of great importance, when it comes to being protected against all kinds of vulnerabilities in the operating system.

In addition, Google has programs like its rewards program, in which they pay money to find flaws in Android or Android tools. In it, due to the failures found by hackers, they have already paid $ 3 million in rewards.

All this to improve the security that there is in Android. Play Protect has become a great help in this regard, analyzing all the apps that are on or coming to the phone, preventing any one with malware from installing. So he does his job well so far.

Google font