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Android Nougat won't boot if your phone has malware

In a bid to increase the security of the Android operating system, Google introduced a new check for malware as part of the boot process in all Android devices.Until Marshmallow, Android devices ran the check as part of the boot process and in Marshmallow, the phone would warn you that your phone was compromised but would continue to let the phone boot up.In Nougat however, Google is taking this security check to the next level.

Android Nougat will lock down your phone when malware's detected

By By James Walker Jul 20, 2016 in Technology Google is debuting a new feature with Android 7.0 Nougat that prevents phones booting if modified software components are detected.Designed to prevent malware infecting the operating system's core, the company has admitted it could throw false positives.In Using cryptographic integrity checking, Android 7.0 works through each block on a phone's storage, comparing its contents While this can significantly hamper some of the most advanced malware, it could also inconvenience users.