Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone continues, at least when it comes to security and privacy, narrowing the gap. Android 15 moves the bar significantly, with a raft of updates including AI-based live detection of malicious apps and even cellular network defense. But there are also huge changes coming to Play Store.

If you have an Android phone, you might soon have some protection from useless apps. Google is reportedly working on a feature that will add a warning to the Play Store page of any app the company thinks isn't very good.

The Play Store hosts millions of apps, and it looks like Google is working on a way to warn users about potentially low-quality apps.

The Google Play Store could soon start warning users if an app is of low quality. Currently, when you come across a low-quality app, there’s no option to identify it. But, it is

The Google Play Store is working on a new filter in Settings to avoid certain app types in recommendations and searches. There's some ambiguity about what this filter is supposed to do, with Google's support page document not live yet.

Despite Google's tight control over the apps and games that make it to the Google Play Store, poor quality and shady apps slip through. Users are often fooled into downloading scammy or poorly developed apps,