Google has announced its third annual Android Security Year In Review report, a look back at the company's achievements in ensuring that Android users worldwide and their data are safe...
In 2016, Google improved its ability to block dangerous apps on Google Play and developed new security tools for Android 7.0 Nougat in collaboration with mobile phone manufacturers, researchers, and other community members.
Nevertheless, threats continue to exist (on all platforms), which gives special importance to today's announcement.
Let's look at the main results in statistics:
Ø Android security tools protect more than 1.4 billion devices
Ø Verify Apps conducts over 750 million daily checks on devices
Ø Installing apps exclusively from Google Play limits devices infected with a Potentially Harmful Application (PHAs) to 0.05%
Ø The rate of installation of Potentially Harmful Applications (PHAs) decreased in all top 50 countries
Ø 735 million devices from over 200 manufacturers received security platform updates
Ø Researchers who collaborated with Google through the Vulnerability Reward program received nearly $1,000,000
For more information see the infographic
