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 ...

You might sideload an Android app, or manually install its APK package, if you’re using a custom version of Android that doesn’t include Google’s Play Store ...

Google Blocked 1.75M Harmful Apps From Play Store in 2025 Your email has been sent Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in ...

Google stepped up its efforts to police the Android ecosystem last year, blocking 2.28 million “policy-violating apps” from being published on the Google Play store. The figure is over 59% higher than ...

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 ...