The amount of space storage is sometimes an obstacle for users to install applications on their smartphones. It is because of that Google has developed a solution for this problem.
Google Play Store will allow you to archive some applications, so that you can temporarily free up the space they occupy without having to uninstall some of them and the management of the space currently on the device.
The Google feature, which can be accessed via Play Storeadd an extra option called file. In this way, the icon of the selected app it stays inside the device, but it is “paused”.
This feature was reported by Twitter user @AssembleDebug on Twitter who, by the appearance of the screen of his device, which has the characteristic material designcould be using a smartphone google-pixel. In addition, as indicated in your publication, this can only work for the app of Google news.
According to google playthe Archive an application option is similar to the uninstall option, however the difference between them is that the first one keeps the data and files associated with the application that is kept on hold within the device.
If a user decides to use the app archived, just download a few add-ons and it will work fine again. This option does not delete the modifications or advances made within your platform.
For now, Google did not make an announcement as to when this app will be available to general users of devices with Android operating systemin addition to whether it can only be used with the company’s applications in addition to Google news.
Similarly, the business has not commented on the limitations of this functionality on the maximum weight that would allow an application to be archived. While it is known to work fine with the 37MB news app, it is not known how it will work with heavier apps.
Nevertheless, Google had already announced in March of this year through a statement on its website dedicated to developers that this function would allow users to save up to 60% of the space of your devices that is currently being used in applications.
The statement regarding the app archiving feature states that “the reactivation of archived apps will be easy and fast”, so it can be understood that users will not have to wait too long for the data of an archived application to be released. apps in the file are reset to the version most recent of it.
How to recognize malicious applications
Google Play Store offers protection to users so that applications with the intention of stealing data are not installed on devices. However, sometimes people decide to download apps through unofficial means such as independent websites. This action allows the possible entry of viruses or malicious applications to the devices.
David AgranovichDirector of Security Policy in Goal globally, shared three questions that Meta invites people to ask each time they try to download an app to recognize when it is actually a malicious app.
– Does it make sense for the application to request access to a user account? social networks to work?
– Which is the reputation of the application?
– Is this app very good to be true?
The answer to these questions can indicate to users that they could be dealing with a malicious application. Although a antivirus can help deal with any type of malware that gets in, the best option to avoid these situations is not to download apps from unofficial websites like Play Store either app store.
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