Google tests blocking side-loaded Android apps with risky permissions
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Google announced a Singapore pilot that blocks installation of sideloaded Android APKs requesting high-risk permissions—RECEIVE_SMS, READ_SMS, BIND_Notifications, and Accessibility—to curb fraud enabled by OTP interception and device control; this builds on Play Protect’s real-time scanning, which has flagged 515,000 unwanted apps and warned or blocked 3.1 million installs, and may expand to other countries, with users advised to avoid sideloading, review app permissions, and run Play Protect scans.
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