This app installed without my permission. There is barely any info about what this app is for. I have all my settings turned off so it asks my permission before downloading anything, and this app still manage to get installed without consent. This is a very shady thing to do. This and another 2 apps also from google (e.g. SafetyCore) that just installed without permission. If my settings mean nothing, this is very worrying. No heads up, nothing.:::135 people found this review helpful.Released on : 2025 Jan 28Downloads : 1,000,000,000+... is it a tool for Google to replace or control encryption keys used in applications ?
Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photoshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/02/26/google-starts-scanning-your-photos-without-any-warning/from post :https://lemmy.world/comment/15360201
::: spoiler also in the Forbes article :Per one tech forum
(https://gbatemp.net/threads/psa-to-all-android-users-google-quietly-installs-spyware-on-android-devices.667542/
GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community)this week: “Google has quietly installed an app on all Android devices called ‘Android System SafetyCore’. It claims to be a ‘security’ application, but whilst running in the background, it collects call logs, contacts, location, your microphone, and much more making this application ‘spyware’ and a HUGE privacy concern. It is strongly advised to uninstall this program if you can.