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  1. these machines will destroy US. @[email protected] ·

    Still on stock Android on the Pixel for now. Does anyone have any insight on #GoogleAdvancedProtection program. I have it enabled just as an extra layer of security but I feel like that are so many good apps that are not in the Play Store. Maybe it's just FOMO or boredom. I think even with GAPP turned off I should still get a message about installing apps from unknown sources and Google Play protections still scan apps. Anyone with more insight is welcome to chime in #android #security #apk #googleplayprotect

    #googleadvancedprotection #android #security #apk #googleplayprotect
  2. jokeyrhyme @[email protected] ·

    This is a bit of a belated TIL, but #Google Advanced Protection ( google.com/advancedprotection/ ) prevents installation of APKs from outside of the Play Store (but won't automatically delete/disable previously installed foreign APKs if they're already on your device)
    Further, it also prevents approving sensitive permissions (e.g. Notifications access) for foreign APKs that are already on your #Android device
    If you're actually trying to install something like GadgetBridge from #FDroid on your phone and grant it Notifications access, then you need to disable #GoogleAdvancedProtection on your account, wait a few hours/days (?) for your phone to notice, and then do your install+grant
    Then you can re-enable Advanced Protection
    I haven't tried it, but I believe GAP blocks even the recent attack vector via Web APKs to install malicious apps on your phone, so it's worth enabling

    #security

    #google #android #fdroid #googleadvancedprotection #security
  3. jokeyrhyme @[email protected] ·

    I enabled #GoogleAdvancedProtection ( landing.google.com/advancedpro ) on my main #Google account (I'm positive I had this turned on years ago, maybe I disabled it at some point?)

    Anyhow, it seems to have completely broken the link between Google's Nest home security system and my Google Home / Nest / Hub devices

    I assume this is because of some poor migration/integration between Google and Nest since that acquisition

    I don't depend on any of these products, but it's sort of funny that securing my Google account has made it harder to use Google devices to secure my physical home

    #googleadvancedprotection #google