Good news for those users who have a Pixel mobile phone: Google launches two new protection features. These tools consist of the scam detectionwith which it seeks to protect victims of fraud, and the real-time threat detection of Google Play Protect, which restricts the downloading of applications with malware.
Regarding the first functionthe tool offers real-time protection on the device, uses artificial intelligence (AI) of the Gemini Nano model for detect conversation patterns associated with scams and, it is important to mention that, it is disabled by default in the smartphones from Google.
At the moment, this feature has been made available to English-speaking Google Phone public beta testers in the United States with Pixel 6 terminals and later modelsHowever, in the coming weeks, it will reach Android devices.
On the other hand, the second function mentioned sends alerts to users to protect them in real time against malware and illegitimate applications thanks to Play Protect, which analyzes behavioral signals related to the use of sensitive permissions and interactions with other services.
In its deployment, this threat detection system will focus on the so-called ‘stalkerware‘code that can collect personal data for monitoring purposes without the consent or knowledge of users. However, the brand hopes to expand the detection to other types of harmful apps in the future.
Likewise, said solution, now available on Pixel 6 and later terminals It also runs on the device, preserving user privacy through Private Compute Core. Regarding the rest of the manufacturers, the function will arrive in the coming months.
