Topic: scam detection
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Essential Google Pixel Settings to Change Right Away
Configure safety features like Emergency SOS and Car Crash Detection in the Safety app for critical protection and peace of mind. Activate AI-powered Call Assist tools such as Scam Detection, Hold for Me, and Call Screen to manage calls efficiently and filter spam. Customize display and touch set...
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Google Phone and Messages Add 'Urgent' and 'Unknown' Alerts
Google is adding a "Call Reason" feature to its Phone app, allowing callers to mark calls as urgent, which displays a prominent alert for recipients to indicate time-sensitive situations. The Messages app is introducing protections for unexpected group chat invites, alerting users when added by a...
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Pixel Phones to Receive Smart Notification Summaries
Google is introducing AI-driven smart notification summaries for its Pixel smartphones, initially available only on the Pixel 9 series and newer models (excluding the 9A), to condense lengthy chat conversations and manage information overload. The AI summarization feature is strategically limited...
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Google Pixel Update: AI Photo Tools, Battery-Saving Maps & Smarter Alerts
Google's Pixel Drop update introduces a low-power mode for Maps to extend battery life by up to four hours and includes smarter notification management for newer models. Enhanced security features expand on-device scam detection to more countries and add visual warnings for potential spam message...
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Google Gemini Launches in US Chrome with Agentic Browsing
Google has launched its Gemini AI assistant for all U.S. desktop users, expanding access beyond paid subscribers and introducing new browser-based capabilities. The assistant can now operate across multiple tabs, compare information, and will soon retrieve past web pages, while also integrating w...
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Google's New Android Features Fight Scams and Keep Users
Google is shifting Android to a fluid update schedule with regular "feature drops" for faster delivery of security and user-focused tools. New features include **Call Reason** for urgent call alerts, **pinned tabs** in Chrome for Android, and an enhanced **Circle to Search** with scam detection f...
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Google's AI Notification Summaries Coming to More Android Phones
Google is expanding its AI-powered notification summary feature from Pixel exclusivity to a wider range of Android 16 devices, initially focusing on condensing messages from chat apps into scannable snippets. The Android 16 update introduces a new notification organizer to quiet low-priority aler...
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