12 new security features coming to Android phones in 2026
… Live Threat Detection is getting smarter Google Google is expanding Android’s AI-powered Live Threat Detection feature with new protections against suspicious app behavior. …
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Google's building a better way for Android to protect more of you from scam calls
… Criminals have been using the telephone to scam people since its infancy, and the arrival of smartphones only raised the stakes. While there’s the potential there for us to be a lot more vulnerable, tech also affords companies like Google new ways to fight back against scammers. …
Google Messages may soon gain a new shield against SMS blasters
… This then opens the SMS Blaster to bypass carrier spam filters, enabling it to effectively deliver phishing scam messages directly to users. …
Someone pretending to be your contact during calls? Google Phone could soon fight back.
… However, spam call protection, spam detection, and Call Screen are particularly neat tools against marketing calls and scams. …
Android 17 will soon tell you whether your OS is legit
… Google has brought plenty of security improvements to Android over the years, such as theft protection and scam detection . …
Is Chrome's 4GB 'weights.bin' file spyware? Google clarifies (Updated)
… It powers important security capabilities like scam detection and developer APIs without sending your data to the cloud. …
Android 17: Confirmed features, codename, leaks, release date, and everything else we know so far
… Adding scam detection for chat notifications. …