Google blocked nearly two million Android apps and more than 80,000 developer accounts

That's less than previous years, but still a worryingly high number ...

Android security gets aggressive as Google bans thousands of developers and millions of sketchy apps

Google is using AI to block millions of harmful apps, crush scam tactics, and strengthen Play Protect, making Android safer.
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Google blocks 1.75m risky Android apps in 2025

Google used AI in 2025 to block 1.75m bad apps, ban 80,000 developer accounts and stop 266m risky installs across Android.

Google uses AI to secure Android, blocks 1.75M bad apps: report

Google blocked more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from reaching Android users in 2025 and banned over 80,000 malicious developer accounts, according to its annual Android and Google Play ...

I disabled this core Android app to reclaim 7GB of storage, and I should have done it sooner

I won't be reinstalling this app ...

I found a better way to discover Android apps that skips the sponsored junk

Google doesn't want you to find new apps easily ...
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New Play Store summaries save you from skimming app reviews

AI-generated app review summaries are appearing on the Play Store. Google’s been working on this functionality for some time; we first saw signs it was coming last year. These summaries seem to be ...