IT Home On October 17, Google posted a blog post on October 14 announcing an upgrade to the Android system’s fraud prevention features. These features cover phone calls, text messages, and third-party chat applications, helping users better cope with fraud tactics such as fake calls, fake bank notifications, and AI voice cloning.
In terms of information (Google Messages), Google has introduced the “Enhanced Protection Mode” as an optional feature, which will be rolled out over the next few weeks. Once enabled, the system can use the cloud-based Gemini model to analyze more complex conversation contexts when users interact with unknown numbers, allowing it to identify scam intentions more quickly.
For phishing links, Android will also introduce real-time link security checks based on the Gemini Nano on the device. When a user receives a link from an unknown number, the system evaluates its credibility before clicking, and provides a clearer warning to prompt the user to pause the action. This protection was previously only available in some countries or on devices with Android advanced protection.
In terms of phone scam prevention, Android has added two new protections: first, it automatically hides the login box and payment pages during screen sharing, preventing sensitive information such as passwords and bank card security codes from being seen by scammers; second, it prevents the app from secretly initiating call transfer in the background, and issues a warning when the user manually enters the call transfer code, thereby reducing the risk of one-time verification codes being stolen or accounts being taken over.
Google said that its AI scam detection feature in the Phone and Messages apps can identify over 5 million suspected scam calls and messages per month. The company has also partnered with financial institutions such as Brazilian Bank and Itaú Unibanco to launch the “verified bank call” feature: if a call claiming to be from a bank cannot be verified in real time, the system will automatically hang up and alert the user. Since its launch in June this year, this feature has blocked over 3 million fake bank calls. IT Home has the relevant images below:
