Your Pixel phone might soon tell you when a caller is lying about who they are
Google is developing a new feature for Pixel phones that detects phone number spoofing. This feature aims to protect users from scams where callers disguise their identity by using familiar numbers. The Google Phone app's recent teardown reveals code indicating that users will be alerted if a call may be spoofed and given the option to hang up immediately.
- ▪Google is working on a phone number spoofing detection feature for Pixel users.
- ▪Phone number spoofing is a tactic used by scammers to trick users into answering calls from familiar numbers.
- ▪The new feature will alert users if a call may be coming from a spoofed number.
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Google has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to protecting Pixel users from spam calls, and it looks like the company isn’t done yet. According to a recent teardown of the Google Phone app by Android Authority, Google is working on a new phone number spoofing detection feature. What is phone number spoofing? Phone number spoofing, also known as caller ID spoofing, is when a scammer tricks your phone into displaying a familiar or saved contact’s number, even though the call is actually coming from a completely different number. Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends As users are more likely to pick up a call if it looks like it’s coming from family members, friends, or authorized personnel, like a doctor or a bank representative, phone number spoofing is on the rise in the scam chart.
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