Android Safe Browsing Feature Rolled Out by Google With Live Threat Protection 276237 How it Works

s will be able to toggle a "live threat protection" setting that is said to be able to detect threats more accurately. 2j5445

Written by David Delima | Updated: 14 February 2024 15:52 IST

Android Safe Browsing Feature Rolled Out by Google With Live Threat Protection: How it Works

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The new security feature has been spotted on Pixel and Samsung smartphones

Highlights

Google is adding a feature to protect Android s from malicious links
The Android Safe Browsing feature has appeared on Pixel, Samsung phones
s will also be able to toggle a "live threat protection" setting

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Android Safe Browsing' feature s third-party apps and will alert s when they access harmful links or websites, according to Android expert Mishaal Rahman. The feature has been spotted on Google's Pixel phones and Samsung Galaxy handsets. It is expected to roll out to other smartphones via Google Play Services along with the ability to toggle the setting.

According to details shared by Rahman via X (formerly known as Twitter) a new Android Safe Browsing page has appeared on some Android smartphones, informing s that the feature can alert them when they browse within ed apps and encounter harmful links and web pages. The description also says that the safe browsing feature can protect s from phishing links.

Google is rolling out a new "Android Safe Browsing" page to s that lets you see which apps the feature as well as a toggle "live threat protection" which enables "more accurate threat detection."

Android Safe Browsing "alerts you to security threats, like harmful… pic.twitter.com/xMIvmJh7Pl
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) February 13, 2024

It is currently unclear which third party apps will offer for Google's new Android Safe Browsing feature, and the ed apps section in the screenshot does not mention the names of any applications. Rahman says that the feature could be using a library called the SafetyNet Safe Browsing API to allow apps to check whether a link has been designated as a known threat by Google.

The same settings page also shows a toggle called Use live threat protection which is claimed to use the "latest version of Safe Browsing" and offer more accurate detection of threats. It is unclear whether the toggle is turned on by default of whether s will have to opt in to use the feature.

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According to Rahman, the new Android Safe Browsing page is located under Settings > Security & privacy > More security and privacy in the settings app on Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners can access the feature under Settings > Security & Privacy.

The new Android Safe Browsing feature is yet to roll out to Gadgets 360 staff ' smartphones, but it is expected to arrive on more smartphones as part of a Google Play Services update, according to Rahman. The company is likely to announce more details regarding the feature when it begins to roll out to more s in the future.

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