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Google Continues to Make Strides in Improving Android Security

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Sean Michael Kerner
Mar 22, 2017

Last year saw solid improvement for Android security, according to Google’s Android Security 2016 Year in Review report, which was released March 22. The 71-page report provides extensive details on Google’s progress on improving update rates, detecting potential risks and reducing the number of potentially harmful applications (PHAs) on Android devices.

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