The latest Android 16 beta has added an API that lets apps check if the user has enrolled in Advanced Protection. Advanced Protection is an enhanced security mode that beefs up account security, ...

Android users got a whole host of security and privacy upgrades with the release of Android 16, including expanded in-call scam protection, live threat detection for malicious apps, and more. These ...

Google has introduced a new device-level Advanced Protection feature in Android 16, building on its existing account-based Advanced Protection Program. The tool locks down multiple security settings ...

Android 16 is preparing to add a new Android Advanced Protection Mode service. This service lets users enroll their device into Advanced Protection Mode via Settings. Apps can check if you’re enrolled ...

With Android 16, users can enable Advanced Protection to “activate Google’s strongest security for mobile devices.” The Chrome for Android team has now detailed how Advanced Protection works. There ...

Dua Rashid has been working as a consumer tech journalist since 2020. She's worked for a bunch of tech publications, including Gizmodo, IGN, PCMag, BuySide from WSJ, Digital Trends, and TechRadar, ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16 could come with new Advanced Protection options. Google's Advanced Protection Program is a suite of optional ...

Google is adding a new security setting to Android to provide an extra layer of resistance against attacks that infect devices, tap calls traveling through insecure carrier networks, and deliver scams ...

Google announced that a new Advanced Protection page would simplify Android device security features, expanding on the long-standing program for added security. The new page includes updated features ...