Every Android phone running Android 16 and above now has a built-in security feature that protects your device and accounts.

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, ...

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 announcing improvements for the Advanced Protection feature in Android 16 that strengthen defenses against sophisticated spyware attacks. The Android platform has been a constant target for ...

Google may pack an even more potent and easily accessible ‘Advanced Protection Mode’ in the Android 16 OS update. Introduced way back in 2017, this mode adds multiple layers of protection to thwart ...

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 ...

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 ...

The upcoming mobile OS expands on the assertive fraud detection we saw at last year's I/O, including device-level Advanced Protection mode and a revamp for Google’s Find My network. While the new ...

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 ...