After introducing a “Government” badge last year, the Google Play Store is adding one called “Verified” for consumer-facing ...

Google said today it will recognize trusted VPN apps for consumers on Android with a "Verified" badge in the Google Play ...

Google Play is announcing today that it is adding a new "Verified" badge to consumer-facing VPN apps. This badge is currently only being used on VPN apps, ...

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them ...

Google has confirmed it has blocked more than 2.3 million apps as it publishes a new Android and Google Play security ...

Google’s malware scanning Play Protect service will now automatically turn off an Android app’s permissions if it’s ...

In 2024 Google claims that it blocked just over 2.3 million potentially risky Android apps from the Play Store mostly due to ...

Sam Bright, the lead at Google Play, said the "ultimate goal" is to have Android games and apps work seamlessly across mobile ...

In November, online security firm Kaspersky noted that the number of users encountering apps that pose as free VPNs increased ...

The ability to hide apps in Google Pixel was absent before Private Space. It allows you to effortlessly hide apps and here's ...

Google blocked 2.36 million apps and 158,000 developer accounts to maintain Play Store safety in 2024. Play Protect flagged ...

Comparing these figures with 2023 and 2022, Google showed an increase in the number of blocked apps and app developer accounts. The year before, it blocked 2.28 million, and in 2022 - 1.5 million. As ...