The company says it’s gotten better at keeping potentially harmful apps from reaching Android’s 1.4 billion users.
Google wants you to know it’s got your back, Android users. The company on Tuesday released its third annual Android Security Year in Review ( PDF ), a look back at Google’s progress in keeping bad apps away from more than 1.4 billion users of its mobile operating software.
“In 2016, we improved our abilities to stop dangerous apps, built new security features into Android 7.0 Nougat, and collaborated with device manufacturers, researchers, and other members of the Android ecosystem,” the company said in a blog post .
According to the report, Google’s Verify Apps security feature in Android ran 750 million daily checks last year — 300 million more than it ran in 2015.
