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Google delivers device-local Safe Browsing API to developers
June 25, 2025
Back atGoogle I/Oin June, the Android team made it clear that security was certainly a watchword for 2016. They announced that they would be bringing a device-local Safe Browsing API to Android developers, and today the security team has finally announced that it’s available.
In their blog post announcement, the team made it clear that the API is very accessible and easy to use, hopefully encouraging many devs to adopt and make use of its capabilities. All developers will have access to this API beginning withGoogle Play Services version 9.4.
The security team notes that this is just one step in an ongoing process to make browsing on Android safer and safer. Previously the team updated their documentation forSafe Browsing Protocol Version 4and made client-side Safe Browsing a reality.
Since implementing these changes, the team reports that they’ve shown hundreds of millions of warnings cautioning users about risks that previously may have slipped by undetected.
As more and more Android vulnerabilitiesfly through the headlines– many of them unnecessarily scary – and thefragmentation of the Android ecosystemincreases, monthly security updates and other security measures are becoming an increased priority.
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