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Google adds Gemini-powered scam checks to Messages and Android calls

A new opt-in mode in Google Messages uses cloud AI, and Android now hangs up on fake bank calls.

Tarun Mottlia

Via TNW | Android

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Google adds Gemini-powered scam checks to Messages and Android calls
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Google announced new Android scam defences on 14 October, led by an opt-in Enhanced protection mode in Google Messages that uses Gemini models in the cloud. Android will also end fake bank calls, hide login fields in Chrome during screen sharing, and block apps from silently forwarding calls.

Google is adding new AI tools to Android to catch scam texts and calls, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. The main change is an opt-in Enhanced protection mode…

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