Android 17 Advanced Protection Locks Accessibility Services to Verified Accessibility Tools

Goo­gle has an­noun­ced a new se­cu­rity mea­su­re that li­mits ac­cess to An­dro­id's ac­ces­si­bi­lity ser­vi­ces to ve­ri­fied ap­pli­ca­tions clas­si­fied as Ac­ces­si­bi­lity Tools when Ad­van­ced Pro­tec­tion is enabled. With ma­li­cious An­dro­id ap­pli­ca­tions abu­sing the API ser­ving as the main con­duit for malwa­re and fi­nan­cial fraud, the tech giant said the move would block a major at­tack path­way. Ad­van­ced Pro­tec­tion is…