Google Play Store may introduce a Smart Resume feature for interrupted downloads. Smart Resume would retain temporary files for 24 hours for resuming interrupted downloads. Users can pause and resume app downloads with Smart Resume if they have 5GB free space.

Live threat detection was one of the standouts when Android 15 was trailed earlier this year. Using on-device AI, the idea is that users will be warned in real time if an app is exhibiting potentially malicious behavior, before it’s flagged across the board by Play Protect.

Not everyone appears to be experiencing these errors.

Google Play is testing a new 'Continue Playing' section in the Games tab. It shows all installed games with last played times. This feature aims to make finding and accessing games easier. The Google Play Store is home to thousands of apps and games,

Google can’t really have it both ways—either Play Protect is critical or it isn’t. It’s the default response from Google when new malware strikes, telling users to make sure it’s enabled. That protection falls away if it’s seen as the norm to disable it when an app can’t get through. How then does a user know what is dangerous and what isn’t.

Google Play Store has rolled out a new "Continue Playing" feature designed to help users easily track and resume games. This addition will allow players to pick up where they left off across multiple devices,

Google will allow users to resume cancelled app downloads after pausing them in case their internet connection is faulty.

Live threat detection analyzes app behavior in real time, examining how apps use sensitive permissions and interact with other apps and services on the device. This active monitoring lets Google Play Protect identify potentially harmful apps that may attempt to conceal malicious behavior or remain inactive for a period before engaging in suspicious activity.

Google is bringing real-time alerts to Pixel devices that will notify you whenever a dangerous app is detected on your device.