Google adds real-time scanning in Play Protect to fight Android malware: Report

Google announced new real-time scanning features for Google Play Protect that will help enhance the safety of Android users by making it harder for malicious apps using malware to evade detection. Google Play Protect is a built-in protection system in Android that performs on-device scans for unwanted software and malware. Play Protect works for apps downloaded from Google Play, Android’s official app store, as well as third-party apps and APK files downloaded from external sources. However, Google’s Play Protect tool will not now perform real-time scanning at the code level and add recommendations to perform scans on apps that haven’t been scanned before.