When users download new apps on Android devices, Play Protect automatically scans them for malware. An additional layer of protection is being introduced for sideloaded apps. According to ...

If you use Google Chrome to download Android apps from online sources, though, you usually need to acknowledge that the files might be harmful before Chrome will let you download them. Soon ...

The feature is currently hidden behind a flag in Chrome Canary and is described as "Check the APK downloads on Android for malware. The Malicious APK downloads check," according to the report.