Google Play Protect helps to improve the safety of your mobile devices and computer when installing apps by: · Checking for potentially dangerous apps by periodically scanning your device. If it detects any, it’ll send you a notification to uninstall the app. · Disabling potentially harmful apps until you uninstall them. · In most cases, automatically removing a harmful app and letting you know it’s been removed. Google Play Protect is enabled by default. To switch it off using your Android device: 1. Launch the app. 2. Click on the hamburger icon, then “Play Protect” then “Settings.” 3. Select off at the “Turn Scan apps with Play Protect” option. Improve Harmful App Detection When the “Improve harmful app detection” setting is turned on, it lets Google Play Protect send unidentified applications to Google, if you’ve installed an app from an unknown source. To notify Google about unknown apps from your Android device: 1. Launch the App. 2. Select the hamburger icon, then “Play Protect” then “Settings.” 3. Select on or off at the “Improve harmful app detection” option. To check your app security status from your mobile device: 1. Launch the app. 2. Click on the hamburger menu, then “Play Protect.” · Here you’ll be presented with information about the status of your device.