How to disable Google asking permission to regularly check installed apps on my phone

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I m developing an Android app  which I therefore endlessly build and install on my test device  Since a couple days I get with every build install a question asking      Google may regularly check installed apps for potentially harmfull   behaviour  Learn more in Google Settings   Verify apps    I get the option to Accept or Decline  I ve declined about a hundred times now  but it seems to be Googles policy to keep on asking until I get sick of the message and finally click Accept  But I don t want that   So my question  how do I let Google know once and for all that I do not want them regularly checking installed apps on my phone

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On Android prior to 4 2  go to Google Settings  tap Verify apps and uncheck the option Verify apps   On Android 4 2   uncheck the option Settings   Security   Verify apps and or Settings   Developer options   Verify apps over USB

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On Android 5 0   Settings   More   Developer Options   Uncheck  Verify apps via USB

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On Android 5 1 Lollipop for my device  click on the Google Settings icon   Security   Scan device for security threats    Note that Google Settings is separated from the Settings app itself

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If you want to turn off app verification programmatically  you can do so with the following code   boolean success   true  boolean enabled   Settings Secure getInt context getContentResolver     package verifier enable   1     1  if  enabled        success   Settings Secure putString context getContentResolver     package verifier enable    0        You will also need the following system permissions    lt uses-permission android name  android permission WRITE SETTINGS    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission WRITE SECURE SETTINGS    gt    Also worth noting is that the  package verifier enable  string comes from the Settings Glabal PACKAGE VERIFIER ENABLE member which seems to be inaccessible

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In Nexus 5  Go to Settings -  Google -  Security and uncheck  Scan device for Security threats  and  Improve harmful app detection

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this worked for me      On Android 4 2   uncheck the option Settings   Security   Verify apps and or Settings   Developer options   Verify apps over USB

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With the latest version of Lollipop  go into app  drawer and look for Google Settings  Scroll down to Security  tap iit to open  slide to the left the slider next to  Improve harmful app  detection  to the left  then same for  Scan device for security threats   Exit out of that  and the annoying pop up will never appear again

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It is also available in general settings  Settings -  Security -  Verify Apps  Just un-check it     I am running 4 2 2 but most probably it should be available in 4 0 and higher  Cant say about previous versions

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On Android 6  follow this path  Settings -  Google -  Security -  Verify Apps Uncheck them all  Now you re good to GO

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If the device is rooted    root mako     settings put global package verifier enable 0   Seems to do the trick

[android] How to disable Google asking permission to regularly check installed apps on my phone?

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