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\nWhat is Google\u2019s Advanced Protection offering?<\/p>\nAdvanced Protection is an enrollment programme that has been set up by Google for Android users who are at high risk of being targeted by sophisticated hackers such as public figures, journalists, and activists.<\/p>\n
It offers additional safeguards to prevent unauthorised access to a user\u2019s Google account. The newly unveiled Advanced Protection within Android 16 comprises a handful of pre-existing security features as well as newer capabilities to boost a user\u2019s security profile.<\/p>\n
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How will Advanced Protection work on Android 16?<\/p>\n
\u201cAdvanced Protection acts as a single control point that enables important security settings across many of your favorite Google apps, including Chrome, Google Message, and Phone by Google,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n
Once Advanced Protection is turned on by the user, the individual security features cannot be disabled accidentally or by malicious actors who may have gained unauthorised access to the device. \u201cThis reflects a \u201cdefense-in-depth\u201d strategy, where multiple security layers work together,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
Third-party apps will also be brought under the Advanced Protection umbrella in the future, as per Google.<\/p>\n
What are the security features under Advanced Protection?<\/p>\n
As part of Advanced Protection, Android 16 users will have access to an array of security features spanning various layers, including the device-level, apps, messages, web, network, and more.<\/p>\n
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Here are the following security features managed by Advanced Protection:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Intrusion logging: This is a logging feature in the event that a user\u2019s device has been compromised by malicious software and needs to be inspected. These security logs are end-to-end encrypted and securely stored in the cloud, Google claimed. It is a new feature that is automatically activated when Advanced Protection is turned on. Intrusion logging will be available later this year.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Disable auto-reconnect to insecure networks: Once this feature is enabled, a user\u2019s device will no longer automatically reconnect to Wi-Fi networks known to be insecure. It is a new feature activated for Advanced Protection and will be available later this year.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Inactivity Reboot: This will automatically restart your device if locked for 72 hours. It is an existing on by-default feature that cannot be disabled with Advanced Protection.<\/p>\n
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\u2013 Google Play Protect: This is another feature that is already available for users enrolled in the Google Advanced Protection Program. It is a malware and unwanted software protection feature built into Android.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Android Safe Browsing: It protects users from fast-emerging malicious websites. Safe Browsing is an existing on by-default feature that cannot be disabled with Advanced Protection.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Spam & Scam Protection: This feature helps users avoid unwanted and potentially harmful messages on Google messages. It is an existing on by-default feature that cannot be disabled with Advanced Protection.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Caller ID & Spam: It displays numbers in Phone by Google as spam before a user answers the call. This is also an existing on by-default feature that cannot be disabled with Advanced Protection.<\/p>\n
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Other features such as Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, USB Protection, Unknown Apps, Memory Tagging Extension (MTE), Chrome Browsing, Javascript Protections, Unsafe Links, Automatic Call Screen, Scam Detection for Phone by Google, and 2G Network Protection can also be turned on using Advanced Protection. But they cannot be disabled individually.<\/p>\n
To be sure, some of these Advanced Protection features such as USB Protection, 2G Network Protection, and Memory Tagging Extension (prevents apps from corrupting memory) varies based on the manufacturer of the Android-powered device.<\/p>\n
How to enable Advanced Protection on Android 16?<\/p>\n
Advanced Protection is disabled by default in Android. In order to turn it on, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Ensure you have an Android phone or tablet that is running Android 16.
\u2013 Open the Settings app
\u2013 Find Google settings
\u2013 Go to Personal & device safety category
\u2013 Look for the Advanced Protection page under this category
\u2013 Toggle \u2018device protection\u2019 to enable the Advanced Protection mode<\/p>\n
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If you want to enroll for Google\u2019s Advanced Protection Program, tap \u2018account protection\u2019 to open the enrollment page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s most advanced set of security features will be natively available within the latest version of Android. Alongside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3159],"tags":[46594,46582,2239,46589,46584,46591,46588,46583,46587,46585,547,46593,46590,53,46595,46592,16,15,46586],"class_list":{"0":"post-100344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-2g-network-protection","9":"tag-advanced-protection","10":"tag-android-16","11":"tag-android-safe-browsing","12":"tag-android-security-features","13":"tag-caller-id-spam","14":"tag-google-play-protect","15":"tag-google-security","16":"tag-inactivity-reboot","17":"tag-intrusion-logging","18":"tag-mobile","19":"tag-offline-device-lock","20":"tag-spam-scam-protection","21":"tag-technology","22":"tag-the-android-show","23":"tag-theft-detection-lock","24":"tag-uk","25":"tag-united-kingdom","26":"tag-usb-protection"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114505333038063901","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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