Android will now warn you if a caller is impersonating someone you know
Key takeaways
- Google Photos and Google Play Books are also getting new AI-powered updates.
- Google Google is adding new features to Android before releasing its next major update, Android 17, later this year.
- Android has had the ability to warn you if you're on a scam call since 2024, but Google's new fake call detection feature takes the idea even further.
Google Photos and Google Play Books are also getting new AI-powered updates.
Google Google is adding new features to Android before releasing its next major update, Android 17, later this year. Alongside a more sophisticated version of scam call detection, Android users will also reap the benefits of updates to Google Photos and Circle to Search the company teased earlier this year, and a new AI-powered recap feature in Google Play Books.
Android has had the ability to warn you if you're on a scam call since 2024, but Google's new fake call detection feature takes the idea even further. As part of an update to Google's Phone app, Android users will now be warned to end a call if a caller is impersonating someone on their contact list. "When a contact calls you and you're both using Phone by Google, their device sends a silent confirmation signal in real time to your device to verify the call is legitimate and truly coming from the contact's device," Google writes in a blog explaining the new feature. "Because this digital handshake uses end-to-end encrypted Rich Communication Services (RCS) technology, it is completely private."