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.

It seems Google is working on allowing the Play Store to show you a warning when you're looking into an app that could be of low quality. This warning will indicate if an app has been frequently uninstalled,

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,

The Play Store app purge focuses on lower-quality, likely higher-risk apps, most of which are free but which open users to malware or fraudulent ads or subs. And now, even when apps have not yet been flagged by Google, Android 15’s new live treat detection can flag risks as soon as they exhibit suspicious behavior on your phone.

For every incredible, must-have app on the Play Store, there are dozens of low-effort, ad-ridden, useless options as well. There's a lot you can do yourself to try to avoid these shovelware apps as you peruse the Play Store: Pay attention to reviews,

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