{"id":8090,"date":"2025-08-26T11:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/end-of-dangerous-android-apps-google-will-verify-developers-to-protect-users-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:08:06","slug":"end-of-dangerous-android-apps-google-will-verify-developers-to-protect-users-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/end-of-dangerous-android-apps-google-will-verify-developers-to-protect-users-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"End Of Dangerous Android Apps: Google Will \u2018Verify\u2019 Developers To Protect Users | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9529343\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">August 26, 2025, 16:00 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9529343\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-329446166 asubttl-schema\">Android apps have become an issue for Google because of malware and fake dangerous traits. It wants to check the developers to fix to that<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c flwonstk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin:0 12px 0 0\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/gogole-serarch-btn.svg\" alt=\"Click to add News18 as a preferred source on Google\" title=\"Click to add News18 as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"94px\" height=\"30px\" style=\"vertical-align:top\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-329446166 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google is making it tougher for developers to push dangerous or fake apps\" title=\"Google is making it tougher for developers to push dangerous or fake apps\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-329446166\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google is making it tougher for developers to push dangerous or fake apps<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Dangerous Android apps have become a big nuisance for Google in many countries and the company feels it needs to get tighter with some of its developer policies. So, we will soon see Google ask developers to verify before they offer their apps on the Play Store, or even make it available for sideloading. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The company is bringing to cut down the issues linked to malware and financial scams that have plagued many users in countries like India, and more. Google is bringing the new verification process with an aim to fight these problems by making sure the developers are fully vetted to prevent malicious apps from making its way to the Play Store.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Dangerous Apps Gone: Will Google Succeed?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google feels that verifying developers will block the bad actors from infiltrating the Play Store with their malicious or fake apps. The idea is right but the execution is what really matters, especially when these scammers can easily bypass the regulations and plant the app without raising any alarm bells.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">All developers with apps offered through the Play Store need to comply. The big change is that even those who offer apps through third-party app stores for sideloading will have to follow these verification processes if they are to reach billions of users in the authenticated way. The company claims to have observed that quite a number of apps routed through other apps stores or the internet carry malware into the devices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google\u2019s idea is right, but we would like to see how the process actually works, if the developers are thoroughly verified, so that fake apps do not get more victims.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google\u2019s new Pixel 10 phones are getting support for WhatsApp calls via satellite. Yes, the company\u2019s new flagship devices are the first to let you make video and voice calls using the messaging app through a satellite network. Calls and messages working over satellite are not new but nobody has offered this for WhatsApp and Google is now going to become the first brand to have it available later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The news has been confirmed with an official post from Google on X which even shows a clip of WhatsApp calls going through without any network. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-329446166 artcta\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Inter;font-size:17px;line-height:28px\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Get latest technology updates, including phone launches, gadget reviews, AI advancements. 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