Ill keep flogging this dead horse**... show me the evidence that the average person is directly installing malware APK from attackers. This has NOTHING to do with protecting users.

As an Incident Responder, all the Android malware I have seen in my user community has been downloaded directly from the Google Play Store. All the scams I have seen have originated from ads within apps installed from the Google Play Store.

If Google cared about scams and malware then they should get their app store and ad platform under control. The fact they report removing thousands of malicious apps from the app store shows that this is where they should focus their efforts.

**Currently, the user needs to enable developer mode by multiple clicking the config menu, approving third party app installs, then again go through multiple windows confirming the install. Not exactly a one click install process.

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/google-adds-24-hour-wait-for-unverified.html

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