In May, at a conference for developers I / O 2017, Google officially introduced a new version of the operating system Android 8. 0 and along with it announced that the Google Play app store will have a built-in antivirus based on machine learning Google Play Protect. This week, the search giant began to gradually release Google Play Protect. First, it will be embedded in Google Play services, and after a while it will appear in the application store.

Google Play Protect is a collection of several services to protect users of Android. First, it automatically checks the device and all programs installed on it for any problems, including malicious code.

Also, Google Play Protect is now responsible for finding lost or stolen devices. Through it you can track the location of the device to find it, call it, block it, add contact information to the lock screen or delete all data.

Google Play Protect will help companies keep order on Google Play. Employees of the company check all applications before publication, and Google Play Protect will scan more than 50 billion programs daily for any threats.

In addition, Google Play Protect will ensure that users stay safe while on the Internet. To do this, in Chrome, you need to enable the Safe Browsing feature. If you try to open a site that can harm you in any way, the system will warn you about it.

The new feature is distributed in stages and will work for all users after a while.