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265 Play Protect Put in Work in 2025, ID’d 27 Million Malicious Apps Outside Google Play Last Year

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 02/19/2026 13:38 EDT

Play Protect Put in Work in 2025, ID’d 27 Million Malicious Apps Outside Google Play Last Year

Google shared a recap of 2025 in the world of Android and Google Play security. Huge numbers are thrown around. 27 million. 20 billion. 1.75 million. See, lots of numbers. As consumers, all we need to know is that Google has been working hard to build AI-powered tools and services to ensure our Android devices 
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