Social engineering fraud methods are becoming more sophisticated. Google is addressing this issue by expanding a critical safety feature for Android users in the United States, directly targeting a ...

Google is expanding Android’s in-call scam protection feature to the US. It warns users if they try to open financial apps while screen-sharing on a call with an unknown number. The feature was being ...

What’s happened? Google is expanding its in-call scam protection on Android to help shield users during sensitive calls involving financial or payment apps. This is important because: Android’s ...

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Google has slowly been improving Android with new security systems — like upgraded features that help protect you from message scams — and now the company is taking things a step further with in-call ...

Google has announced an enhanced in-call scam protection system for Android, so users can have an additional security layer when receiving unknown callers. This is useful especially while undertaking ...

The feature was first piloted in the UK earlier this year, and works by automatically warning users when they launch eligible financial apps while screen sharing during calls with numbers that aren’t ...

Google is rolling out a comprehensive security update for Android this month that’s designed to actively protect users from phone scams, phishing attacks, and other fraud attempts. The first security ...

Android expanded its in-call scam protection pilot to the US, partnering with banks like JPMorganChase. The feature introduces additional security measures in these situations, such as automatically ...

This is important because: Android’s in-call scam protection is designed to guard against fraud where criminals impersonate banks or financial services. Why should I care? Scammers often call ...