Google is preparing a big surprise for customers and the company has decided to take on applications that have been added to the Google Play store in recent years. Many of them will disappear in just a few weeks.
The Great Smartphone Purge
There has been relatively little talk about Google’s planned big purge so far, although from the information released by the tech giant one could conclude that something is happening. The company has been announcing the launch of its youngest child – Android 15 – warned that it was preparing additional changes. Now, Forbes journalists managed to get their details, and as it turns out, the considerable revolution is being introduced not to annoy users, but to properly secured.
The new Android 15 is set to launch on a large scale use modern algorithms and artificial intelligencewhich will scan not only the memory of our phones, but also the vast content of the Google Play store. They will look for applications that they consider to be of little use or create a threat to our phones.
The activity of all applications and the way they interact with the user are to be continuously monitored. And if Google considers that any of them poses a threat, or duplicates simple solutions offered by the system itself (for example, a PDF viewer or wallpapers), then it will automatically be targeted by the company.
When will there be a big Google purge?
And what will happen to the suspicious apps? Most of them will not disappear immediately, and the company intends to give their creators a few weeks to respond to the complaints that will be sent to them. If they do not respond, then applications will disappear from our phones and the Google Play storeThe great app purge is expected to begin in just six weeks.
The new Android 15 will also introduce many other security features, such as those based on Gemini Nano technology, which will be available in real time warn us about scams. This can protect us from conversations with people posing as bank employees.
