"App protection?"

[PsychDoc]

This is a native option in the phone. Why in the world would this be needed?

Has anyone enabled this, and, if so, why?

 

[bearone2]

no because you have to pay for protection!!

 

[B. Diddy]

This is a native option in the phone. Why in the world would this be needed?

Has anyone enabled this, and, if so, why? View attachment 374224

Ugh, I see that on my Galaxy Tab S10+ as well. Chalk it up to sweetheart deals between Samsung and McAfee. I avoid this option like the plague.

 

[mustang7757]

You can do what you want but I never use those antivirus programs .

 

[BrüZZi]

I never use I either.

 

[Jonathan Jude]

It really depends on your download habits. If you strictly install apps from the Google Play Store, Play Protect is generally sufficient and that McAfee add-on is mostly bloatware.

However, if you ever sideload apps or download APKs from third-party sites, relying on a single built-in scanner isn't enough. A protocol over at TheHappyMod is to run any raw APK binary through VirusTotal to check it against 65+ heuristic engines simultaneously. A single engine (like the one Samsung bundles here) can easily miss newly compiled malware or throw false positives on harmless mods.

If you sideload, skip the built-in Samsung toggle and verify the file's SHA256 checksum and VirusTotal report before you ever hit 'install'.