securitybreach Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 By now, you've probably heard all about the changes introduced with Google's Android 4.3 release. But those fresh features and bits of polish are only part of the story. One of Google's biggest changes to the Android platform is actually happening outside of the operating system -- and it's affecting almost every Android device in the world. It's the widespread launch of a universal app-scanning system -- a system that watches your device for any new application, even one loaded directly onto the device ("sideloaded") from outside of the Google Play Store, and instantly checks the app for malicious or potentially harmful code............ Now, Google has pulled the program out of the OS and made it automatically available to every device running Android 2.3 or higher. That covers almost every phone and tablet out there -- about 95 percent of the actively running products, according to Google's latest platform measurements...... http://blogs.compute...ndroid-security 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Essentially it is an antivirus routine, right? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Sounds more like an anti-malware routine than an anti-virus, non? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 I believe that it scans both malware and virii. That said, I have seen this happen on apps from the play store as well as sideloaded apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/25/app-ops-android-4-3s-hidden-app-permission-manager-control-permissions-for-individual-apps/ Android 4.3 has a hidden feature! It's called "App Ops" and it lets you selectively disable some permissions for your apps. Is some misbehaving app constantly pinging your location and draining your battery in a few hours? You can fix that now.It's not really ready yet, so Google has hidden it. It seems to work though. If you're feeling adventurous, here's what you do to try it out: Further information from a link in the original article. The comments are interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Good to know Google is rolling that feature out. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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