Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. 25 Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025 It also prevented review bombing and banned 80,000 developer accounts. Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly down from 2.36 million in 2024. The lower numbers this year, it said, are because its AI-powered, multi-layer protections are deterring bad actors from even trying to publish bad apps. Google said it now runs more than 10,000 safety checks on every app and continues to recheck them after they're published. Its use of the latest generative AI models helps human reviewers discover malicious patterns more quickly, it added.