Google Will Soon Spot Fake Calls on Supported Android Phones
Google has announced a new feature for Android phones that detects fake calls from friends and family. This feature uses encrypted communication to verify the authenticity of calls by confirming with the contact's device. If the contact is not on the line, users will receive a warning to hang up immediately.
- ▪The fake call detection feature requires both devices to run Android 12 or later and use the Phone by Google app.
- ▪If a call is spoofed, the user's device will ping the contact's device for confirmation.
- ▪This feature aims to combat both spoofed phone numbers and AI deepfake audio tools.
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A new update from Google will be able to tell you when to hang up on calls from friends and family—because those pals and relatives are not actually on the line.This fake call detection feature, announced Tuesday, relies on encrypted back-channel communication between your phone and the Android phones of the real contacts being spoofed. Provided both devices run at least the 2021-vintage Android 12 and the Phone by Google app—not a third-party dialer from Samsung or another firm—your contact’s phone will verify a real call by sending an end-to-end-encrypted confirmation signal to your phone.
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