Google’s Advanced Protection Program comes to Android, limits app sideloading

guest · Mar 18, 2020

Google’s Advanced Protection Program comes to Android, limits app sideloading
March 18, 2020
https://9to5google.com/2020/03/18/google-advanced-protection-android/

The Advanced Protection Program offers Google’s strongest security measures to lock down accounts from targeted attacks. It’s now coming to Android — as we previously spotted — with restrictions on sideloading apps and ensuring Play Protect is always enabled.

The operating system today guards against malware by having Google Play Protect scan apps on a device. With APP, Play Protect is automatically turned on — if it isn’t already — and Google “will require that it remain[s] enabled.”

The second tentpole is limiting apps from outside the Play Store, as Google cannot provide the same level of pre-release testing. Advanced Protection will block on-device sideloading where you download an app online and tap on the APK to immediately install.
Additionally, apps you’ve already installed from non-Play sources won’t be removed and continue to receive updates.
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Google will start gradually rolling out Advanced Protection to Android today.
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Google: New malware protections for Advanced Protection users

trott3r · Mar 18, 2020

Is this going to be in a security update?

Still use sideloaded pebble app ad not on play.

guest · Mar 25, 2020

Use Google Advanced Protection to Protect Your Family Members From Android Malware
March 25, 2020
https://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2020/0...tect-your-family-members-from-android-malware

If you know someone who needs an extra layer of protection between them and exploitative apps, or you want to upgrade your own device’s security, you should look to look into Google’s Advanced Protection Program for Android, which now includes new malware prevention features.

The Advanced Protection Program adds extra security measures for devices and accounts, such as stricter login authentication requirements to prevent account break-ins, anti-phishing features, and restricted access to certain apps and data. As for the new anti-malware security measures, the program now: [...]
Previously sideloaded apps should still work as long they don’t trip the Advance Protection system scan, and users can sideload and update certain non-Play Store apps using the ADB tool on PC, but all other forms of sideloading are barred.
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How to enroll in Google’s Advanced Protection Program
Google’s Advanced Protection Program is primarily geared towards high-risk careers, such as journalists, politicians, and other public figures, but it’s open to anyone—including your luddite family members who don’t understand data-security practices or have trouble discerning potentially harmful apps from real ones. You can enroll your Android device in Google’s Advanced Protection Program, or help someone else enroll theirs, using this link.

Signing up requires at least two security keys to complete (your phone can probably serve as one, so you’ll only need one more), and the website has several helpful videos to guide you through the process.
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