Zedge harmful?

[donebrasko]

Android is detecting Zedge as an harmful app. Has anyone else had that problem?

 

[mustang7757]

Android is detecting Zedge as an harmful app. Has anyone else had that problem?

I've heard it's been pulled from play store for something

 

[mustang7757]

@Javier P might know more

 

[Javier P]

It was pulled from the Play Store but I think it's back already. It was recently flagged by Play Protect.

This was from Zedge a couple of days ago.

 

[Javier P]

Yes, it's back on the Play Store. I can't check if Play Protect is still flagging it, I uninstalled Zedge a while ago.

 

[Javier P]

More info.

https://support.google.com/android/thread/15754960?hl=en

 

[donebrasko]

I'm going to update it and see what it says

 

[dlgus]

Android is detecting Zedge as an harmful app. Has anyone else had that problem?

I saw that today. Playstore said it was attacking other apps, so I deleted it.

 

[DrRafaelPenguin]

Noticed it earlier and uninstalled, but seems like it's fine now. I reinstalled and didn't get an alert from Google upon reinstalling, so guess it was fixed.

 

[toenail_flicker]

I always felt like nothing is free so they were scraping data left and right. I prefer the web version so I control what they get.

 

[donb2010]

Wow, haven't used Zedge in several years.

 

[toenail_flicker]

Wow, haven't used Zedge in several years.

their privacy terms are interesting

 

[Lecrae116]

Look out told me samsung's adapt sound setting was even harmful and that's a built-in feature not a standalone app.

 

[mustang7757]

Look out told me samsung's adapt sound setting was even harmful and that's a built-in feature not a standalone app.

I was never big fan of look out

 

[toenail_flicker]

I was never big fan of look out

I liked it even less after it was forced on us and sprint branded. first thing to get disabled.

 

[mustang7757]

I liked it even less after it was forced on us and sprint branded. first thing to get disabled.

Tmobile use to do that , same here I would disable.

 

[Lecrae116]

Tmobile use to do that , same here I would disable.

must be no need nowadays?

 

[mustang7757]

must be no need nowadays?

I wouldn't think so especially today.

 

[Lecrae116]

I wouldn't think so especially today.

maybe it's the root of my battery drain?

 

[Javier P]

maybe it's the root of my battery drain?

Maybe. Disabling antivirus or cleaner apps is one of my first advices when anyone is having battery drains or performance issues.

And about Zedge. I don't use to give a second chance to that kind of apps (QuickPick, ES, Cam Scanner, you name it). The first sight of shady practices and off they go.