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Pixel phones will be able to detect and report malicious apps in real time

The malware just keeps getting sneakier.

Google is beefing up its malware detection with new protections designed to suss out ever-sneakier bad actors. Also announced at I/O, this feature uses on-device AI to analyze phone calls and looks for signs that that caller is a scammer. If it spots suspicious conversational patterns or requests typical of scam attempts, it will flag the user and encourage them to end the call.

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