How to Enable Google Play Protect

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Last Updated: March 12, 2025 Tested

Google Play Protect is the built-in malware protection for all the Android devices. It uses machine learning to scan for potential threats to your device and data. This feature is an especially important service if you use your device to carry out money transactions on a daily basis. This wikiHow will show you how to enable Google Protect for your Android device.

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Open the Google Play Store. Select the Google Play Store icon (
) to open the app from the home screen or the app drawer.
- If your device supports Google Assistant, you can say the wake words, "Okay Google" and then say "Open Play Store".
2
Open the Play Store menu. On the top-right side of the screen, select the avatar icon to open the play store menu.

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3
Open Play Protect. Scroll down the menu to find Play Protect, select it to open the page to configure Play Protect.
4
Open Play Protect settings. On the top-right corner, tap the setting icon, representing a cog, to open Play Protect settings.
5
Enable the security. Slide the slider to right in order the enable Play Protect. Enabling this grants Google the rights to scan your device on a regular basis and remove malicious software and files.
- You may also turn on Improve harmful app detection by sliding the slider to right; this will help the developers at Google to improve their detection algorithms.

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Is my PC an Android?

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Most PCs run Windows, macOS or Linux, but you can install Android on these PCs, such as Bliss OS.

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Only download applications from trusted app stores like Google Play Store.

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Make sure that you update Google Play Services regularly; this helps in the smooth functioning of Play Protect.

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