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Google Play Protect is the built-in malware protection for all the Android devices. It uses machine learning to scan for potential threats to your device and data. This feature is an especially important service if you use your device to carry out money transactions on a daily basis. This wikiHow will show you how to enable Google Protect for your Android device.
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1Open the Google Play Store. Select the Google Play Store icon () to open the app from the home screen or the app drawer.
- If your device supports Google Assistant, you can say the wake words, "Okay Google" and then say "Open Play Store".
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2Open the Play Store menu. On the top-left side of the screen, select the menu icon ☰ to open the play store menu.Advertisement -
3Open Play Protect. Scroll down the menu to find Play Protect , select it to open the page to configure Play Protect. -
4Enable the security. Slide the slider to right in order the enable Play Protect. Enabling this grants Google the rights to scan your device on a regular basis and remove malicious software and files.- You may also turn on Improve harmful app detection by sliding the slider to right; this will help the developers at Google to improve their detection algorithms.
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- Only download applications from trusted app stores like Google Play Store.Thanks
- Make sure that you update Google Play Services regularly; this helps in the smooth functioning of Play Protect.Thanks
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1. Open the Google Play Store.
2. Select Play Protect
from the menu.
3. Turn on Scan device for security threats
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