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> only install the apps that are donwloaded from a app store That's how it is by default. You have to enable the ability to install third-party applications

• milankragujevic 10y ago
  Yet Google's track record of spam and malware in the Play store is horrific. They obviously care more about quantity of apps rather than quality, and therefor don't do something like Apple with a manual review process. Though apps should still be run in a sandbox...
  • kuschku 10y ago
    > Though apps should still be run in a sandbox... They are. All these exploits are sandbox breakouts, in this case, by exploiting the IPC system
  • lorenzhs 10y ago
    Google's automatic scanning is actually quite good. Most malware comes from random apk downloads and third-party app stores (often piracy-related). This has been pointed out many times throughout this thread (with links to back it up).