… Finally, we’re giving you more privacy and control when providing contact access to other apps with our new contact picker. In the past, apps often had to request broad access to your entire address book just to connect you with a single friend. …
Android Security Android’s Agentic Future: Building Gemini Intelligence on a Foundation of Security & Privacy May 12, 2026 · Gemini Intelligence keeps your data private and you in control while helping you get things done. …
… Preventing unnecessary access to sensitive data: We prevented over 255,000 apps from getting excessive access to sensitive user data and continued to strengthen our privacy policies. …
… Working with developers to enhance security and privacy on Google Play To protect user privacy, we’re working with developers to reduce unnecessary access to sensitive data. In 2024, we prevented 1.3 million apps from getting excessive or unnecessary access to sensitive user data. …
… Granting accessibility permissions, which can give a newly downloaded malicious app access to gain control over the user's device and steal sensitive/private data, like banking information. …
… In the coming weeks, we’ll add self-service account linking for Google Ads, Campaign Manager, and Display & Video 360, so you can more easily access your Google ad campaign data across multiple products in a secure, privacy-centric environment. …
… But rising expectations and regulations around user privacy can make it hard to meet both performance and privacy needs. …
Android Security Further Hardening Android GPUs Dec 09, 2025 · Liz Prucka Android Security and Privacy Team Hamzeh Zawawy Android Security and Privacy Team Rishika Hooda Android Security and Privacy Team Last year, Google's Android Red Team partnered with Arm to conduct an in-depth security analysi… …
… Unlock new growth with first-party data Shifting user expectations on digital privacy calls for technology innovations that enable app growth while respecting people’s privacy. …
… This includes vital features, such as on-device AI workloads that can operate on ultra-personalized data, with the highest assurances of privacy and integrity. …