Android ecosystem security visible changes

December 2022: Q3 data points have been updated to reflect new data in the install-related charts. Going forward, we will use new data sources to report PHA installs. All historical data will remain in this CSV download.

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November 2021: Some historical data points in the charts for Percentage of PHA installs on Google Play have been updated due to changes in underlying data sources. All historical data will remain in this CSV download.

February 2021: As of January 2021, the calculations in Models with 90-day security updates have been updated to account for US government restrictions. All historical data will remain in this CSV download.

October 2020: Data charts for Percentage of devices with PHA by market segment no longer include data for Google Play and sideloaded. All historical data is available in this CSV download.

June 2020. Data chart for percentage of devices with PHA by top countries/regions will be replaced with percentage of PHA installs on Google Play by top countries/regions. All historical data is available in this CSV download.

January 2020. Data charts for percentage of PHA installs by market segment and percentage of PHA installs by category no longer include data for outside of Google Play. All historical data is available in this CSV download.

September 2019. Due to a change in our policy definitions, as of January 2019, PHA numbers no longer include click-fraud.

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