One of the points of failure in Android security is the apps we install, often from unreliable sources. A Google wants to put an end to this situation and there is something new in Play Protect. It will perform real-time analysis of apps and thus eliminate the need for any antivirus on the Android.
Many consider that Android does not need antivirus solutions to protect users. These exist and are available, but much of the security depends on Google itself and its systems for analyzing apps present in the Android store.
Interesting: Google Play Protect will apparently soon perform real-time threat detection for newly installed "unknown" apps.
Currently, if you sideload an app that hasn't already been scanned by Play Protect, Google Play will ask you to submit the app to Google for analysis. It… pic.twitter.com/mtqa2IfPCx
- Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) September 11, 2023
With Android's September update, Google has prepared an important new feature for Play Protect, which many will certainly appreciate. Arrives discreetly and mixed with other news, but it stands out for the security it will guarantee on smartphones.
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From now on, Play Protect will analyze in real time all the apps that the user installs on their Android smartphone. Regardless of their origin, these apps will be analyzed by the Google system and blocked if abnormal situations are detected.
Play Protect already analyzed apps, but it was in a different context and only limited to Play Store. If an installation was carried out outside this context, via sideload, there was the possibility of this being evaluated later.
The big difference now is that whatever the context, apps are analyzed and elements that compromise security are looked for. Thus, without any user intervention, smartphones are safe and have real-time protection.
This was a long-awaited feature for Android. It is important security and guarantees that smartphones have the security that everyone demands and needs. For Google's system it is also the possible end of antiviruses, which thus have a competitor in the system itself.
