Android is using AI to suss out scammers in Google Messages
Google is adding opt-in Gemini scam detection in Android Messages and expanding protections to more phone makers.
Google is rolling out an opt-in enhanced-protection mode in Google Messages that uses cloud-based Gemini models to assess scam intent in conversations with unrecognized senders, supplementing existing on-device detection. Google says the data is encrypted and processed in a dedicated space it cannot access. On-device Gemini Nano will also inspect unfamiliar URLs before they are opened. Android will block and alert on app-enabled call forwarding, while Chrome and Android WebView conceal sensitive information during screen sharing. Notification scam detection is expanding from Pixel phones to Honor, Motorola, Oppo, OnePlus, Realme, Tecno, Vivo, Xiaomi, and others, with hundreds of millions more users planned later this year.