Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly ...

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, ...

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

In an effort to cut down on scams and fraud, Google is expanding a Play Protect feature which would block sideloading for some Android apps in India. Google has just announced plans for a pilot ...

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users. In addition, 158,000 developer accounts were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated September 13 with details of new Android trojan warning. Make ...

The Google Play Integrity API lets apps check whether your account is “unlicensed,” meaning you didn’t install or buy the app from Google Play. More importantly, the app can then show a remediation ...

Google used AI in 2025 to block 1.75m bad apps, ban 80,000 developer accounts and stop 266m risky installs across Android.