Google adds AI scam detection to Messages for more Android phones
Google is rolling out enhanced AI-powered scam detection in Google Messages, starting in the coming weeks. The new enhanced protection setting uses cloud-based Gemini AI models to analyze conversations with unrecognized senders for suspicious intent. It also employs Gemini Nano on-device to check URLs in real time for malicious links before they’re opened. User data remains encrypted and…
Key points
- Google’s new AI scam detection in Messages uses cloud Gemini models to analyze conversations for suspicious intent
- Gemini Nano on-device checks URLs in real time for malicious links before they’re opened
- Feature expands to **Honor, Motorola, Oppo, OnePlus, Realme, Tecno, Vivo, Xiaomi** phones, targeting **hundreds of millions** more users
The feature builds on existing Scam Detection in Messages, which is expanding from Pixel phones to devices from Honor, Motorola, Oppo, OnePlus, Realme, Tecno, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Google aims to reach hundreds of millions of additional users by year’s end. Other updates include blocking call forwarding attempts and automatically redacting sensitive info during screen-sharing in Chrome and Android WebView. The enhanced protection is opt-in.
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The Verge AI · 14 October 2026
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- Google’s Latest Android Updates Use AI to Clamp Down on Mobile ScamsPress · pcmag.com ·
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