Google may regularly check installed apps for potentially harmful behavior

harry newton

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Oct 19, 2017, 4:42:42 AM10/19/17

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Do you get this message when you install apps outside of Google Play?
<http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/google.jpg>
"Google may regularly check installed apps for
potentially harmful behavior.
Learn more in Google Settings > Verify apps
[Decline] [Accept]

I don't even have any "Google Settings" sections in the Android settings.
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Do you see a similar message when you install from a third-party archive?

Andy Burns

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Oct 19, 2017, 4:59:04 AM10/19/17

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harry newton wrote:

> I don't even have any "Google Settings" sections in the Android settings.

It isn't "Google" within "Settings", it's the "Google Settings" app

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Piet

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Oct 19, 2017, 6:30:48 AM10/19/17

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harry newton wrote:
> Do you get this message when you install apps outside of Google Play?
> <http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/google.jpg>
> "Google may regularly check installed apps for
> potentially harmful behavior.
> Learn more in Google Settings > Verify apps
> [Decline] [Accept]
>
> I don't even have any "Google Settings" sections in the Android settings.
> <http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/no_google.jpg>

Google Play > Menu > Play Protect

-p

harry newton

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Oct 19, 2017, 7:25:59 AM10/19/17

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He who is Andy Burns said on Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:59:02 +0100:

>> I don't even have any "Google Settings" sections in the Android settings.
>
> It isn't "Google" within "Settings", it's the "Google Settings" app
>
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Thanks for explaining it's in the hidden "Google Settings" app on Android.
<http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/google_services.jpg>

When I go into my "App Drawer" app on Android 4.3, I have the following
"Google" apps installed...
1 Gmail
2 Google
3 Google Now
4 Google Settings
5 Google+

Pressing on "Google Settings", this comes up:
1 Location
Access Location
2 Search
Accounts & privacy
Search language
Voice
Phone search
Now cards
Autocomplete
About
Home Screen App suggestions = off
Home Screen Allow rotation = off
3 Ads
4 Verify apps

Pressing on "Verify apps", this comes up which is easily changed:
<http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/verifyapps.jpg>

The rest of the location/search/ad settings were all off by default:
<http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/location_search_ads.jpg>

Thanks for being purposefully helpful and for staying on topic, and for
helping to increase the overall tribal knowledge of the group.

harry newton

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Oct 19, 2017, 7:35:52 AM10/19/17

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He who is Piet said on Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:30:46 +0200:

>> I don't even have any "Google Settings" sections in the Android settings.
>> <http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/no_google.jpg>
>
> Google Play > Menu > Play Protect

I don't use or have or own a Google Play account.

However, I do have Google Play app installed in case I ever want to use it
but it comes up with a blank screen asking me to "Add a Google Account"
when I press it.
<http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/google_play.jpg>

When I press the menu hamburger key on that screen, nothing happens.
So there is no "menu" in Google Play because it won't open any other way.

harry newton

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Oct 25, 2017, 12:25:10 AM10/25/17

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He who is harry newton said on Thu, 19 Oct 2017 08:42:40 +0000 (UTC):

> Do you get this message when you install apps outside of Google Play?
> <http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/google.jpg>

*SOLVED:*
Thanks to the purposefully helpful Android users Andy Burns and Piet, we
solved this problem in only two additional posts!

This exemplifies how a Usenet question-and-answer thread *should* work!

Here's a summary for dejagoogle tribal knowledge archival located at:
http://tinyurl.com/comp-mobile-android

*QUESTION:*

*ANSWER:*
It isn't "Google" within "Settings", it's the "Google Settings" app.
<http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/google_services.jpg>

Pressing on "Verify apps", this comes up which is easily changed:
<http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/19/verifyapps.jpg>

Thanks for understanding the question, knowing the answer, and for being
purposefully helpful. This is how a Usenet Q&A thread *should* work!

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