Google Play Protect adds real-time scanning to fight Android malware

Google has introduced real-time scanning features for Google Play Protect to improve the detection of malicious apps. The features, which look at behavioural signals rather than software code, use static and dynamic analysis, heuristics and machine learning to identify suspicious patterns. They are already available in India and select countries and will be rolled out globally in the near future. The upgrade aims to reduce the amount of undetected malware on the Android platform.