Almost all apps in the Google Play Store are safe, but there are some bad ones among them. Android 16 recognizes which ones are better to delete.
One of the advantages of Android is that you can install almost any app you want without necessarily being in the Google Play Store. However, that also has a downside: security. These apps have not been through a check beforehand, making them more likely to be infected with spyware and malware.
Google is soon going to better protect you from that. It will warn which apps are using your data suspiciously.
Google is going to warn you about suspicious apps in Android 16
Between spyware and apps that value your privacy, there’s a big gray area. You don’t want apps tracking you without your consent, or doing it for no good reason. In terms of privacy, Apple was ahead for a long time with the iPhone, but Google is catching up with Android 15.
Google is making quite a few changes to Android to better protect users. For example, there will be live detection that notifies you immediately when there are threats from malware, so you can take immediate action.
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Another nifty feature is that Google will soon alert you when an Android app abuses permissions. That’s seen in the latest leaked preview, which is an improvement on the current Privacy Dashboard in Android 15.
Android 16 is going to present you with quite a few overviews of your apps. As a result, you’ll immediately know which apps drain your battery and which ones frequently use your camera or microphone. This way, thanks to Google, you can see exactly what you don’t want and you can easily remove those apps.
These are suspicious features
Precisely apps that use these things conspicuously, while you don’t touch them much, are a red flag. Possibly there is spyware in here, for example. You may see this data afterwards, but of course prevention is better than cure.
So always check carefully which apps you install on your Android device. Preferably do this through the Google Play Store, as it is safer than an app you simply download from the Internet. In addition, it is good to look at the reviews and who the publisher is. This way you will reduce the chances of spyware and malware.
In addition, it is also good to look critically at which Android apps you give which permissions. Is it really necessary to give access to your camera or microphone? Or perhaps more strikingly, why would a particular app need access to your contacts?
