With scammers costing victims $1 trillion each year, Google is fighting back with the help of AI and Pixel smartphone users are first in line. Here’s what we know.

The new feature helps spot scam calls in real-time, giving you a heads-up if something seems shady during the call.

When’s the last time you got a call from an actual, genuine person that you don’t already know? I’m struggling to remember anything in the last three months that wasn’t a scammer, either some poor schmuck working in an organized crime call center or just a recording on the other end of an autodialer.

Google has announced two new real-time security privacy protections for Android, and they're rolling out now on supported Pixel devices.

Play Protect on Pixel phones monitors apps for harmful behavior, alerting users in real-time with notifications. Google already provides several tools to protect your Pixel smartphone from spam calls and messages.