If you follow the Android news On our page you will know that security is a pending issue in the system. Google has significantly improved this security on Android, but there are still many applications that know how to put our phones in danger. Of course, there is a system that ensures our safety: Google Play Protect.
Google Play Protect will be activated by default and better protect our mobile
Google Play Protect is receiving news these past few days. We explain what they consist of and what these novelties are.
We talk about Protect because perhaps you have appeared a mysterious notification: «Play security information update«. It appears randomly, you can go out on any phone and as long as it has an Internet connection. It may even disappear when you turn off the connection; to reappear once the system detects that it can download data.
Why is the notification? Does it imply danger to your phone? The answer is no: be part of the usual on your Android and It does not pose any threat to the smartphone. The person responsible for the notification is the system that ensures the security and privacy of the applications: Google Play Protect.
Google Play Protect downloads the information it requires to detect suspicious applications
Within Android there are two basic ways in which services and applications are updated: user-guided (manuals) or automatic (in background). The system applications essential for regular Android use are always updated without requiring the interaction of the owner of the phone. Among these applications are all Google Play services; among which is active safety protection, Google Play Protect.
Play Protect analyzes in the background all the apps and games of your Android phone. This implies that you will not find out when you test the security and privacy of the software; at least as long as it doesn't show any warning, as is the case with the notification that motivates this article: «Play security information update«.
Google Play Protect contrast the information of the installed applications with the one that Google has on its servers to ensure that these applications are safe and comply with the store's policy. Often must download information to update your database, so you may have been caught in the process. You don't have to worry: the “Play security information update” notice does not imply that your mobile phone is at risk. Google Play Protect also does not spend excessive mobile data, so you will not have to worry about your rate.
