Google Play Protect detects Syncthing-Fork v2.1.1.0 as Harmful app

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Hi, I couldn’t find an active thread for this, but I just wanted to notify that, trying to upgrade via F-Droid results in a Google Play Protect notification about the app being detected as a (possibly) “Harmful app”. Are there any recent changes that might have triggered a (hopefully) false positive? Or could this be related to Google’s impending lock-down of Android that will block apps by developers that have not provided ID? (see Keep Android Open).

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Edit: noticed there’s a thread in GitHub with the issue already reported, v2.1.1.0 flagged by Google Play Protect as harmful · Issue #287 · researchxxl/syncthing-android · GitHub

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Play Protect flagged it after I installed the update, but then I did a manual scan and the warning went away. I’m assuming it was a false positive from Google’s Play Protect.

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