GOOGLE users have been informed of an app that can help keep their data safe.
Dubbed Google Play Protect, this app helps keep your device and your data protected from harmful malware.
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It’s available for free via the Google Play store and can save you from devastating hack attacks.
Once installed, the feature can check apps to see if they’re safe before you download them.
Perhaps most notably, the tool can scan your entire device for malware.
Malware is a malicious file or code that can infect your phone or computer.
It can attack your device through malicious apps, compromised emails, or non-secure WiFi connections.
Other functions of the app include running safety checks on your current apps and deactivating or removing harmful ones.
And should it detect something, it will send you notifications as well as privacy alerts about apps that are trying to access your personal information.
How to enable Google Play Protect
First, open the Google Play Store app and then tap your profile icon in the top right.
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Now tap Settings, and then look under About to see if your device is Play Protect certified.
To turn it on or off, open the Play Store and then tap the profile icon.
Tap Play Protect > Settings and then turn Scan Apps With Play Protect on or off.
“For security, we recommend that you always keep Google Play Protect on,” Google explains.
Google adds: “If you install apps from unknown sources outside of the Google Play Store, Google Play Protect may ask you to send unknown apps to Google.
