Smartphone is one of our important needs. In such a situation, what if someone hacks your phone? This can happen because many suspicious apps allow hackers to put spyware in your phone without telling you or with your consent.
Due to a flaw found in WhatsApp recently, hackers can install spyware on iOS or Android devices without the phone user knowing. However, WhatsApp has got rid of this problem through updates to its server and app. But there are many such apps about which you do not know anything.
Take the help of Google Play Protect
The good thing is that you can identify these apps which Google can help you.
Let us tell you that Google Play Protect scans 50 billion apps every day so that any bad app can be identified and removed.
When this app was launched, this service used to scan only the apps installed from the Play Store.
But over time it scans every app installed on your device, no matter what its source is.
How to scan?
To view the last scan status of your Android device, enable Play Protect. Go to Settings > Security. Tap Google Play Protect. You will be shown a list of recently scanned apps. This will list the harmful apps and the option to scan your device. Verify before downloading the app While installing an app from the Play Store, you will see a Play Protect badge below the progress bar. This assures you that the app has been verified with Play Protect. Once an app has been scanned and approved for the Play Store, it doesn't mean that bad actors won't insert something malicious in future app updates. Fortunately, Google will show you at the top of the Updates section in the Play Store whether the updates are safe to download or not.
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