Microsoft sets a final date to kill off its beloved Lens PDF Scanner

Microsoft has shared that Lens PDF Scanner will now be removed from app stores next month. If you still use the app, make the switch already!
Android Police

The Google Play Store's malware scanner could add this useful new button

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Microsoft Lens App to be Retired on March 9

Microsoft Lens, the company’s mobile scanner app will be removed from the App Store and Google Play Store on February 9, 2026 ...
TechCrunch

Android’s new real-time app scanning aims to combat malicious sideloaded apps

Android’s in-built security engine Google Play Protect has a new feature that conducts a real-time analysis of an Android app’s code and blocks it from installing the app if it’s considered ...
Android Authority

Play Protect could let users rescan apps without uninstalling offending apps (Updated: Rolling out)

Google Play Store’s Play Protect feature could soon get a new Rescan button. It will let users rescan installed apps without uninstalling harmful apps identified in a previous run. The feature could ...
9to5google

Google Play Protect will prompt you to scan unknown apps before sideloading

To avoid detection, Google has found that malicious parties are looking beyond the Play Store to infect Android devices with malware. In response, Google is updating Play Protect and extending its ...