Google has enhanced Android security features, and Google Play Protect has supported real-time detection of third-party applications

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Alejandro86 and Coje_He for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, Oct. 22, in order to further combat malware, Google has optimized the Google Play Protect feature to perform real-time scanning when installing third-party / side-loaded applications.

To put it simply, if Google thinks there is something wrong with your third-party app, it will pop up a malware scanner during installation.

▲ source: Google, in fact, Google Play Protect is already able to check side applications for malware code, and it uses a very fast detection technique, such as definition files, which is usually done quietly in the background.

As can be seen from the screenshot, Google only offers two options: "scan the app" and "cancel installing the app". There is no option like "skip scanning", although it may be hidden in "more details". But it's not mentioned in Google's blog.

Google said that the Google Play Protect enhancement has begun to be launched in some countries, with the first stop in India, and will be extended to Android devices in all regions.

The CTOnews.com query found that Google has not released side-mounted security data for a long time, and the last time Google released its annual security report in 2018, 0.04% of all apps downloaded from the Google Play store were "PHA" (potentially harmful applications), compared with 0.92% from "non-Google Play" sources.