The company has already trialed the system in the UK, which involves displaying an alert during a call while the user is ...

The scam involving short calls and text messages, which risks damaging users' personal data and bank accounts, is starting to circulate again. In recent days, several Italian newspapers have reported ...

On an Android phone, text the word ‘call’ to 7726. You’ll then receive a message asking you for the scam number. For scam ...

Ofcom is set to bolster its efforts against a surge in scam calls originating from abroad, particularly those mimicking UK mobile numbers. The telecommunications regulator has proposed new measures ...

How Android in-call protection works. Android's scam protection kicks in if you are on a phone call with a number not saved in your contacts and attempt to open a participating fi ...

Android’s in-call protection now activates during suspicious calls involving financial apps. If you open a banking or payment ...

The feature extends digital security beyond internet browsing to combat scam callsNEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In July, cybersecurity company NordVPN introduced the call protection ...

There's no way around it, Americans are inundated every day with nuisance and scam calls: about 50 billion of them per year, according to call-blocking app YouMail (the Federal Communications ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is developing a new Android safety feature that alerts users if they open banking or payment apps while they are on a ...

Person holding their phone with an incoming call from an unknown number. There's no way around it, Americans are inundated every day with nuisance and scam calls: about 50 billion of them per year, ...