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Google Expands Android Messages Scam‑Detection to More Brands

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Google has rolled out an enhanced anti‑scam feature in Android Messages that uses its Gemini AI to quickly assess the intent of unknown senders and detect unfamiliar URLs via real‑time network signals. The protection, originally available only on Pixel phones, now extends to devices from Honor, Oppo and other manufacturers, with Google aiming to cover hundreds of millions of additional users this year. In addition to the AI‑driven analysis, the update blocks apps from enabling call‑forwarding and automatically hides sensitive information during screen‑sharing sessions. The new protection mode is opt‑in, allowing users to enable it at their discretion.

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Latest developmentOct 15, 00:00
Android enhances scam defense in Google Messages using cloud-based Gemini AI
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 15, 02:23single sourcereport-time onlyrevised

    Android Messages增强防诈功能

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    推出增强防诈功能
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  1. The Verge · AIRelated fact: single sourceFact occurrence time unverifiedSource report revised
    Android enhances scam defense in Google Messages using cloud-based Gemini AI

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    Android is rolling out an enhanced protection setting in Google Messages that utilizes cloud-based Gemini AI models to evaluate the intentions of potential scammers in conversations with unrecognized senders. This feature augments existing on-device detection, allowing identification of novel attacks, while user data remains encrypted and processed in a secure dedicated space. The enhanced protection mode is opt-in and also uses on-device Gemini Nano AI to inspect real-time web signals in unfamiliar URLs before they are opened. The scam detection feature, previously on Pixel phones, is expanding to devices from Honor, Motorola, Oppo, OnePlus, Realme, Tecno, Vivo, Xiaomi, and more, with Google planning to reach hundreds of millions of additional users later this year. Additional security features include blocking apps from enabling call forwarding and automatically concealing sensitive information during screen-sharing in Chrome and Android WebView.

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