Google says Google Play blocked 1.75 million bad apps in 2025 using AI-powered protections

Google says Google Play blocked 1.75 million bad apps in 2025 using AI-powered protections – Google blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025 (down from 2.36 million in 2024) – Google runs more than 10,000 safety checks on every app and rechecks apps after publication – Google sai

Google says Google Play blocked 1.75 million bad apps in 2025 using AI-powered protections

– Google blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025 (down from 2.36 million in 2024)
– Google runs more than 10,000 safety checks on every app and rechecks apps after publication
– Google said its use of the latest generative AI models helps human reviewers discover malicious patterns more quickly
– Google blocked 160 million spam ratings, preventing an average 0.5-star rating drop for review-bombed apps
– Google stopped 255,000 apps from gaining excessive access to sensitive user data in 2025 (down from 1.3 million in 2024)
– Google Play Protect detected over 27 million new malicious apps and either warned users or prevented them from running
– Play Protect’s enhanced fraud protection covers 2.8 billion Android devices in 185 markets and blocked 266 million side-loading installation attempts

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