Android's Advanced Protection Mode now targets your favorite customization, automation apps

Google's Advanced Protection Mode may soon restrict apps using accessibility APIs to enhance security for high-risk Android ...

Android security gets aggressive as Google bans thousands of developers and millions of sketchy apps

Google is using AI to block millions of harmful apps, crush scam tactics, and strengthen Play Protect, making Android safer.

Google blocked over 1.75 million Play Store app submissions in 2025

Google says that through 2025, it blocked more than 255,000 Android apps from obtaining excessive access to sensitive user ...
SecurityWeek

Android 17 Beta Strengthens Secure-by-Default Design for Privacy and App Security

Google announced the first beta version of Android 17, which includes several privacy and security enhancements.
Computerworld

4 essential facts about Android 16’s Advanced Protection security supermode

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

Google uses AI to secure Android, blocks 1.75M bad apps: report

Google blocked more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from reaching Android users in 2025 and banned over 80,000 malicious developer accounts, according to its annual Android and Google Play ...
Android Police

Apps can now see when Android 16's high-security mode is enabled and react accordingly

Dua Rashid has been working as a consumer tech journalist since 2020. She's worked for a bunch of tech publications, including Gizmodo, IGN, PCMag, BuySide from WSJ, Digital Trends, and TechRadar, ...