Google has sneaked a mysterious new app onto your Android phone — and now we think we know what it does

Google Pixel 11 Hands On.

• Android Pulse has appeared on the Google Play Store
• It's available as an update for some users, showing that it's already on their phones
• The description suggests this runs in the background to check for misbehaving apps

Android Pulse is an app that you probably don’t know you have — but if you’ve got an Android phone then there’s a chance it’s already running in the background, and there’s an easy way to find out.