Google to ease sideload warnings with an option to pause Play Protect

Play Protect auto-enables the next day

Mar 12, 2025 - 22:56
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Google to ease sideload warnings with an option to pause Play Protect

Google announced and launched Play Protect, its shield against Android malware, back in 2017. The app not only scans for malware within sideloaded apps, it also consistently keeps track of official Play Store applications, ensuring malware masquerading as 'safe' apps can't creep through.