Proactive security meets advanced protection.

Powerful, proactive protection that’s built right into your Android device to help keep your data safe.

Industry-leading Android security features.

Spam & phishing protection

Stay clear of spammers and shady sites.

Automatically filter out spam and phishing messages and screen scam calls. Confidently browse the web knowing you’ll be warned if you visit an identified dangerous site.

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Theft protection

Advanced intelligent theft protection.

Proactive protections help keep your data safe before, during and after a theft attempt.

Turn on theft protection

Google Play Protect

Ongoing protection against malware and bad apps.

All apps are analysed before they’re available for download. And daily scans help disable any malware and harmful apps found on your device.

Run a device scan
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Security updates

Get security that’s constantly updated.

Ongoing updates provide fixes for possible issues and upgrade your device’s safety features to help battle evolving threats.

Learn about security updates
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Google account security

Stay safe online.

Google protects your account by encrypting your data and alerting you about suspicious logins. Google Password Manager helps keep your passwords safe and 2-step verification adds another layer of protection.

Run a security checkup
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Secure payments

Industry-leading payment protection.

Security and privacy are built into every part of Google Wallet to keep your essentials protected. Google Pay encrypts all payments and never shares your card number.

Try Google Wallet
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Data protection

Keep your data safe and backed-up.

Your device data's securely encrypted using a PIN, pattern or password. And everything's automatically backed up to the cloud so you can easily restore it to a new device if you lose your old one.1

Learn about device back up
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Phones

Find your perfect phone. 

Choose phones from your favourite brands, all with helpful features from Google.

Explore Android Phones
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Switch to Android

It’s never been easier to switch.

Securely transfer your photos, videos, messages and more from your iPhone to your new Android phone.

Make the switch

Set privacy boundaries

Take more control of your privacy.

Seamlessly manage how your data is shared and used. Access all your privacy settings in one place and easily change permissions whenever you feel like it.

Personalise your privacy experience
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