Joe Maring / Android authority
Tl; DR
- Android 16 will have a new switch to one click for advanced protection mode, which allows more secure protections on the operating system and even with applications.
- These parameters cannot be adjusted, helping to ensure a coherent level of security.
- Some first part applications such as Google Messages and Phone by Google have advanced protective fashion settings, and more applications can also once the API is activated.
These days, there is not too much protection. People have their whole lives on their smartphones, which also means a lot of sensitive information and data. Fortunately, many phones have implemented a kind of security measures to ensure the safety of your information, and Google goes further with the advanced protection of Android 16.
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We have managed to operate the advanced protection mode on a Google Pixel 9 running Android 16 Beta 4. When the functionality is available for Android 16 users, it can be activated via the Settings application. Since the previous looks in this mode, we know that it would block the breeding of applications, would prevent 2G connections, activate the extension of the memory marking of applications, etc. But now that we have made it work on a Pixel 9 device with Beta 4, we have a better idea of how it works.
Once the mode of protection has been activated, it activates mainly on many safety protocols that cannot be adjusted. It could be a way to protect you, well, yourself. However, you can locate the features of the advanced protection mode from other parts of the parameters, and even from the application settings.
As you can see on screenshots, there are several different protection categories that the advanced protection mode provides. Network and Wi-Fi Bloches unmarked connections (2G and WEP, although 2G is available for emergency calls only), Web guarantees of malicious websites, Applications protects from memory bugs and dangerous applications, Google messages And Telephone by Google protect yourself from spam. Device flight Locate your phone if it is confiscated, moved or lost, or stolen.
When the advanced protection mode begins to deploy, the only applications we know so far that have implemented the API are Google messages and the phone by Google. But developers can add their own safety measures with the API for advanced protection mode.
It is fantastic that Google adds such security measures for users of Android 16. One of the arguments that Apple users have always mentioned was the way Android is not as secure as iOS – it is a step in the right direction for Android safety.
