TL;DR
- Google Play Store has started rolling out a new “Pause” feature for Play Protect, allowing users to temporarily disable app security scans.
- Unlike the previous “Turn off” option, the new feature automatically reactivates Play Protect the next day, reducing the risk of users forgetting to turn it back on.
- This update should help protect Android users from malware and scams while still allowing them to sideload apps without long-term security risks.
I have it turned off. Is it bad?
As long as you know what you’re installing, not bad.
I would recommend not to. I have observed people somtimes get their phones infected and play protect warns about that. You won’t know if that were to happen to you.
Well you can stay safe without it if you don’t download apks from random places.
Then why would you need to turn it off at all?
The whole playstore and play service thing is privacy nightmare.
because from time to time it raises a false alarm about known good apps like kde connect
That’s a good advice. But, people are gullible. Having an extra defence which you (hopefully) won’t need is better than having none and ultimately needing one.