Multiple services have been introduced on the Android platform in order to improve the overall security structure:
- Android updates: As long as vulnerabilities are being identified and fixed, users receive updates to improve reliability and security
- Google Play: Introduces several security features, such as application security scanning aiming to prevent malicious authors from uploading and promoting malicious software
- Google Play Protect: A system that runs safety checks on apps downloaded from Google Store and checks the device for potentially malicious apps coming from other sources
- SafetyNet: Provides several APIs, aiming to give apps processing sensitive data extra security-related information (for example, whether the current device is protected against known threats and whether the provided URL is safe)
