For now, Google still appears to be testing the Download Manager for the Play Store. However, given that the feature is already in a working state, it should go live for the public sooner rather than later.

The latest details are in with regard to Google‘s case against Epic over the Play Store, and Judge Donato has ruled that Google must allow rival third-party app stores to exist within it. This case has been ongoing for over a few years now with the original lawsuit brought by Epic back in 2020.

When it hits phones before the end of the year, Google Play’s live threat detection “will analyze additional behavioral signals related to the use of sensitive permissions and interactions with other apps and services.