• An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Scam Detection feature is coming to chat apps. • The feature will display scam detection alerts in chat app notifications. • It’s possible that apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, and Twitter could support this functionality.
Google introduced Scam Detection functionality to Pixel phones last year, which alerts you if you’re on a phone call with a suspected scammer. The company has also brought this functionality to text messages. Now, it looks like a massive expansion is on the cards.
Authority Insights
We dug into the Android System Intelligence update for the Pixel 10 series (version B.13.playstore.pixel10.801661517) and discovered that Google is working on expanding Scam Detection to some third-party apps. The feature