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Google تضيف أربع حمايات ضد النصب لأندرويد: "الحماية المعززة" في Messages وتحذير قبل تحويل المكالمات

Google adds four anti-scam protections to Android: Enhanced protection mode in Messages and a call-forwarding warning

by Slorks 2026-10-15 0 0 replies
Machine-translated — the Arabic text is the original
Google تضيف أربع حمايات ضد النصب لأندرويد: "الحماية المعززة" في Messages وتحذير قبل تحويل المكالماتالصورة: Google عبر 9to5Google

Google yesterday announced new Android protections against scam messages and calls, led by an opt-in Enhanced protection mode in Google Messages. Google says Scam Detection in Phone and Messages already flags more than 5 million suspected scam calls and texts a month.

Enhanced protection mode in Google Messages
The new Enhanced protection mode in Google Messages — Photo: Google via 9to5Google
Cloud Scam DetectionMessages from unknown numbers analysed by Gemini in Private AI Compute (encrypted) · Pixel 6+, Galaxy S24+, Fold6/Flip6+ · coming weeks
Link checksOn-device Gemini Nano checks unfamiliar links in real time · Pixel 10, Galaxy S26, Fold8/Flip8
Notification alerts“Likely scam” warnings on chat notifications expand from Pixel to Honor, Xiaomi, OPPO, OnePlus, vivo, realme, Motorola · later this year
Screen sharingPasswords and payment screens hidden automatically in Chrome and WebView · Android 15+ · this month
Call forwardingApps blocked from enabling forwarding in the background, plus a warning if someone tricks you into typing an MMI code · Pixel and select devices · early December

Why it matters

“Your parcel is on hold” texts and bank impersonation calls are daily life in the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and most start with a link from an unknown number or a call-forwarding trick to steal an OTP. Scam Detection in Google Messages already supports Arabic, and the bigger deal for our market is the alert expansion to Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo and Honor, a large share of Gulf Android phones.

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My take

Call-forwarding protection is the most important line here and the least hyped: OTP theft via a *21* code is an old trick and people fall for it every day. The flaw is that the full set is limited to Pixel and Samsung at first, the rest left as unnamed “select devices”. Turn it on the moment it arrives, and set it up for your parents.

Sources: Google Security Blog · 9to5Google · Android Authority

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