Published Oct 25, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer covering Android devices, laptops, portable projectors, VR headsets, software, and AI recorders for Android Police and Talk Android.

She has five years' experience across the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches, with over 1,000 posts published. The Tech space is where she geeks out most, particularly Android.

Irene holds certifications in Graphic Design (HerTechTrail), Writing in Plain Language (LinkedIn), and English for IT (Cisco Networking Academy).

Beyond writing, Irene is a gamer, singer/songwriter, food lover, and a Jack of all trades.

Two fake apps slipped past the Google Play Store this month and together picked up more than 600,000 downloads.

I feel weird about it because a secure ecosystem was part of the argument for Play Protect and Google's verification system. Apparently, it's not all that different from having no system or sideloading.

Developers now easily upload malicious software and profit from it.…