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TL;DR Google seems to be working on a way to temporarily pause Android’s Advanced Protection mode.
Users will be able to temporarily pause the feature for three hours before it automatically turns back on.
The change could make tasks like sideloading apps less frustrating while ensuring users don’t accidentally leave Advanced Protection disabled.
Google has been steadily expanding Android’s security features over the past year. Now, evidence found in Google Play Services
(version 26.30.31) suggests the company is working on a small but welcome quality-of-life improvement for Android’s Advanced Protection Mode.
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Advanced Protection is designed for users at higher risk of targeted attacks. Instead of letting users pick and choose security settings, it bundles several protections into a single switch. The trade-off is that some Android features become unavailable in exchange for stronger security.
One of those restrictions is sideloading apps. If you want to install an app from outside the Play Store, you currently have to disable Advanced Protection, complete the installation, and then remember to turn the feature back on. Our teardown reveals that Google is working on a better solution for this process.
Pausing Advanced Protection
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