In addition to live threat detection, Google has also introduced scam call detection, which uses on-device AI to notify users of potential scam calls in real time. This feature is currently rolling out to English-speaking Phone by Google public beta users in the U.S. with a Pixel 6 or newer device. Both updates are part of Google's efforts to enhance security and privacy for Android users.
Key takeaways:
- Google has launched a new live threat detection feature for Android 15 on Pixel phones, which uses on-device AI to warn users in real time if an app is exhibiting potentially malicious behavior.
- The live threat detection feature will initially focus on stalkerware and code that may collect personal or sensitive data without user consent, with plans to expand its detection to other types of harmful apps in the future.
- Google has also introduced a scam call detection feature, which uses on-device AI to notify users of a potential scam call happening in real-time by detecting conversation patterns commonly associated with scams.
- Both these features are first rolling out to Pixel phones, with plans to extend to additional phone makers in the coming months.