Google adds a warning for scammy phone calls on Android

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00:00Google adds a warning for scammy phone calls on Android.

00:04Google is rolling out a new safety feature for Android users,

00:07and it basically acts like that friend who whispers don't do it

00:10when you're about to buy something questionable online at 2 a.m.

00:14The feature?

00:15Expanded in call scam protection,

00:17designed to keep people from getting conned mid-conversation

00:20with someone pretending to be their bank,

00:22or a concerned Amazon security specialist

00:25who somehow always sounds suspiciously like a YouTuber with a voice changer.

00:30Here's how it works.

00:31If you're on a call with a number that's not saved in your contacts

00:33and you open a banking or payment app,

00:36Android will now flash a giant warning that says,

00:39essentially, something sketchy is happening.

00:41Want to stop?

00:42With one tap, you can hang up or stop any screen sharing.

00:46If you ignore it, the system forces a 30-second wait before you can proceed,

00:50giving your brain a chance to override panic mode.

00:53And remember that real banks do not ask you to just quickly open Cash App.

00:57The feature works on phones running Android 11 or later,

01:00which means most modern Android devices are covered.

01:03Google says this will protect against one of the most common scam playbooks,

01:07callers impersonating trusted institutions

01:09while rushing victims into transferring money or exposing sensitive apps.

01:15There's a strategy behind that forced pause, too.

01:18Scammers rely on pressure and urgency,

01:19and 30 seconds is apparently just enough time to go from,

01:23oh, no, my money, to wait.

01:24This seems shady.

01:25Google also claims Android users are already falling for fewer scams than iPhone users,

01:31a very subtle flex in the ongoing Apple versus Android rivalry.

01:36The feature first launched in the U.K. earlier this year,

01:38where Google says it prevented thousands of potential fraud attempts.

01:42Now it's rolling out in the U.S.,

01:44starting with big names like Cash App and JPMorgan Chase,

01:46with more financial apps joining soon.

01:55Google says before you are saying that there are tests that are

02:15just coming from saying it will be true.