Security Keeping Google Play & Android app ecosystems safe in 2025 Feb 19, 2026 · Vijaya Kaza VP and GM, App & Ecosystem Trust The Android ecosystem is a thriving global community built on trust, giving billions of users the confidence to download the latest apps. …
… Keeping this ecosystem safe for users and developers remains our top priority. However, like any flourishing ecosystem, it also attracts its share of bad actors. …
… The improvements resulted from several changes, including: Build optimizations: We've made a number of changes to the way Chrome is built, which has resulted in faster code execution tuned to modern premium Android devices and SoCs. …
… Many apps will be encouraged to use the location button and contact picker to comply with Google Play policy . …
… A Kyber key exchange is ~1KB transmitted per peer, whereas an X25519 key exchange is only 32 bytes per peer, an over 30x increase. The actual key exchange operation in Kyber is quite fast. …