In 2018, only 0.08 percent of Android devices that installed apps only from Google Play were affected by potentially harmful apps (PHAs). Android devices that also installed apps outside from Google Play had a PHAs infection rate of 0.68 percent.
Percentage of Android devices worldwide with potentially harmful apps (PHAs) installed from 2016 to 2018, by app distribution platform
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Android, Percentage of Android devices worldwide with potentially harmful apps (PHAs) installed from 2016 to 2018, by app distribution platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199698/malware-and-spyware-targeting-mobile-devices-2011/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Percentage of Android devices worldwide with potentially harmful apps (PHAs) installed from 2016 to 2018, by app distribution platform [Graph], Android, April 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199698/malware-and-spyware-targeting-mobile-devices-2011/