Android is getting an AI-powered scam call detection feature

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is working on new protections to help prevent Android users from falling victim to phone scams. During its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced that it’s testing a new call monitoring feature that will warn users if the person they’re talking to is likely attempting to scam them and encourage them to end such calls.
Google says the feature utilizes Gemini Nano — a reduced version of the company’s Gemini large