Google Play Protect checks your apps and devices for harmful behavior.
Important: Google Play Protect is on by default, but you can turn it off. For security, we recommend that you always keep Google Play Protect on.
Send unknown apps to GoogleIf you install apps from unknown sources outside of the Google Play Store, Google Play Protect may ask you to send unknown apps to Google. When you turn on the “Improve harmful app detection” setting, you allow Google Play Protect to automatically send unknown apps to Google.
Information for developersIf you're an app developer, you may be asked to send each new version of your app to Google. If Google Play Protect flags your app as harmful:
How Google Play Protect worksGoogle Play Protect checks apps when you install them. It also periodically scans your device. If it finds a potentially harmful app, it might:
To protect you against malicious third party software, URLs, and other security issues, Google may receive information about:
You may get a warning from Google about an app or URL that may be unsafe. The app or URL may be removed or blocked from installation by Google if it is known to be harmful to devices, data, or users. You may get a recommendation to scan an app from outside of Google Play that has never been scanned by Google Play Protect before. Scanning the app will send app details to Google for a code-level evaluation. A short time later, you’ll receive a result letting you know if the app looks safe to install or if the scan determined the app is potentially harmful.
You can choose to disable some of these protections in your device settings. But Google may continue to receive information about apps installed through Google Play, and apps installed on your device from other sources may continue to be checked for security issues without sending information to Google.
How Google resets permissions for unused appsTo keep your data private, Google Play Protect may reset app permissions for apps you rarely use. This feature protects devices that run on Android versions 6.0–10.
Google may reset any permissions you grant from apps that you haven’t used for 3 months. When this happens, you may receive a notification from Play Protect. Play Protect doesn’t automatically reset permissions from apps that are needed for the usual operation of your device.
To review or manage which app permissions are resetTo prevent Play Protect from automatically resetting permissions:
To turn this setting on and off for an individual app:
For apps that had their permissions automatically reset by Google Play Protect, you need to grant permissions again.
How Privacy alerts workGoogle Play Protect will alert you if an app is removed from the Google Play Store because the app may access your personal information and you’ll have an option to uninstall the app.
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