Android

AVG Protection

Topics Antivirus

AVG Protection has 50,498,742 installs (+0.2% in 30 days), rated 4.7 from 458,587 ratings, #286 of 229,393 in Tools.

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Installs
50,498,742
+16,020 (+0.0%) a week, measured over 15 days
Rating
4.7
458,587 ratings
+9 ratings (+0.0%) a week, measured over 15 days
Rank on Android
#2,736
of 2,775,922
down 8 since 2026-10-24
Version
25.22.0
Last updated 2025-11-10

Description

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Protect your smartphone or tablet against viruses, ransomware, spyware, phishing attempts and other malware in real-time with AVG’s full featured Android protection.

✔ Scan apps and files for malicious viruses, malware and spyware
✔ Check Wi-Fi speed and scan it for threats
✔ Clean unnecessary files and get more storage space
✔ Protect your photos against prying eyes with Photo Vault

App features:
Protection:
✔ Scan for viruses, malware and spyware
✔ Scan websites for harmful threats (Android's default browser and Chrome)
✔ Wi-Fi Scanner for network encryption, password strength and Captive Portal (ones with 'sign-in' requirement)
✔ VPN Protection: Secure your online privacy

Performance:
✔ Clear files and free up storage space
✔ Wi-Fi network speed test

Privacy:
✔ App Locking: protect sensitive apps with a PIN, pattern, or fingerprint
✔ Hide private pictures in a password-protected Vault
✔ App Permissions: get insight into the level of permission required by your installed apps

App Insights:
✔ Find out how much time you spend in each app on your device
✔ Take back control of your phone-life balance
✔ See where your data is used
✔ Discover potential privacy issues

This app uses Accessibility permission to protect visually impaired and other users against phishing attacks and malicious websites.

By installing/updating this app, you agree that your use of it is governed by these terms: http://m.avg.com/terms

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Reviews The reviews Google Play shows first (its most relevant), from the US store, in any language.

From 458,543 ratings.

  1. ★★★★★ Brenda Secre · 5 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    Used it since the 1990's. Has always protected me.
  2. ★★★★★ Kwame Josie · 5 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    I've been using it for a few years now on both pc and phone and it's actually way better than I first thought it would especially for a free service and when I got the ultimate plan definitely one of the best anti viruses out there and for very good prices
  3. ★★★☆☆ Rizwanur Rahman Khan · 4 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    free service not bad, its useful.
  4. ★★★★★ Gloria Nica · 4 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    very good, but, for the real full scan, got to pay for.
  5. ★★★★★ Mike Davidson (The_Saint_73) · 3 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    I'm using a Samsung Galaxy 26 Ultra AVG is my go-to for protection 5⭐️
  6. ★★★★★ Arunanshu Biswas · 3 Oct 2026 · v6.35.2
    A good supporter
  7. ★★★★★ Manish Gaikwad · 3 Oct 2026
    Good and very secure app..
  8. ★★★★★ Alan Conant · 2 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    AVG is a great resource
  9. ★★★★★ Graham Wing · 1 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    excellent product 👌
  10. ★★★★★ Edward Simon · 1 Oct 2026 · v25.22.0
    It's really good
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Growth change in installs

Per Growth Growth % Actual change Measured over
day Not enough history yet
week +16,020 +0.0% +34,009 14.9 days
month +86,135 +0.2% +145,432 50.7 days
year Not enough history yet
How these figures are measured

Change in installs, scaled to each window from the real gap between crawls. A window needs a full period of history before it reports anything.

Rank among tracked Android listings#984
2026-09-16 · #853 2026-09-25
Installs50,498,742
2026-09-14 · 50,353,310 2026-11-04
Ratings458,587
2026-09-14 · 458,360 2026-11-04
New ratings per month+19 so far
Sep 2026 from 2026-09-14: +137 Oct 2026: +71 Nov 2026 so far: +19
Sep 14 Nov so far
Average rating4.7
2026-09-14 · 4.7 2026-11-04

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