Xiaomi: Fast apps are suppressed by Google Play Protect

When you get an Android smartphone, it’s a safe bet that some third-party apps and even a store are already installed. This is what all manufacturers and especially Xiaomi do. Quick apps. But launching them is currently impossible, because Google Play Protect blocks them from working. For the record, Play Protect is this service that ensures the safety of Android devices by analyzing all traffic passing through the browser, helps you locate your smartphone in case of loss, and checks the status of every app you launch and install. your device. And it seems pretty effective because thanks to it, the number of smartphones victims of malware decreased by 20% in 2018.

Google recently updated Play Protect, Quick apps are currently banned according to various users. Gagan Jain Bommaiah Satish, a security expert, removed Quick Apps last April and discovered that it had more than 55 permissions. According to him, some of them can install applications without notification, capture SIM coordinates, record audio, video and calls, etc. According to the elements collected during this analysis, applications will use this data to display targeted advertisements in the news widget, browser and lock screen.

Xiaomi has contacted Google and wants to reassure its users

Xiaomi reacted fast by making the following statement:We’re aware of an update to one of our system apps called Quick Apps. Some users may receive a notification that this app has been blocked by Google Play Protect. We are in contact with Google on this matter. This is most likely due to an algorithm revision of Google Play Protect. You can rest assured that this system app is absolutely safe.”

This isn’t the first time pre-installed apps have been caught in confusion due to a security issue. Recently, 146 flaws were discovered in this type of application. But if things go well according to Xiaomi, we don’t know how long it takes to restore Quick apps to Android.

Source : Android Police