Google AI-Based Android Scam Protection Features Against Suspicious Messages and Calls: More Effective in Comparison to iOS
We are now in a world where everyone can easily get exposed to scams and other fraudulent activities, and wrongdoers keep on changing their strategies and mode of operation. Scam protection features are thus mandatory on all devices, and Google’s AI-based scam protection features are claimed to perform a really good job in keeping its users safe from suspicious messages and calls. In comparison to the protective features offered on iOS, these are revealed to be far better.
This article will be about the scam protection features that Google offers its Android smartphone users, and how they function.
AI-Based Scam Protection Features on Android
User-safety has been a sole priority for Google ever since its inception and so far the brand has tried their best in offering the best security features on Android smartphones, improving day after day. Continuous safety checks are also part of it and by maintaining the integrity of RCS service, these safety checks have helped in blocking 100 million suspicious numbers.
Another notable aspect is when comparing Google’s AI-based scam protection features to those offered on iOS devices. In real-world scam protections, independent security experts note that by conducting surveys on 5,000 smartphones across the regions of India, Brazil, and the US, Android smartphone users stated that scams where 58% lesser, whereas Pixel users said that it was low by 96%. In comparison, iOS users reported that scams were frequent on the devices – 65% more when compared to Android phones and 136% more when compared to Pixel phones. On the other hand, Android and Pixel users mentioned that their devices’ scam protection features were 20% and 150% more effective than iOS.
Speaking more, Counterpoint Research adds that the most number of AI-powered scam protection features are offered on Android and with respect to Pixel, Samsung, Motorola, and iPhone devices, Android offers scam protection in ten areas (email protection, browsing protection, on-device behavioral protection), while iOS only offers it in two categories.
On the scam and fraud protection evaluation conducted by the Leviathan Security Group on smartphones like the Apple iPhone 17, Motorola Razr+ 2025, Google Pixel 10 Pro, and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Android offered the highest level of default scam and fraud protection capabilities. Notably, robust call screening, scam detection, and real-time scam warning were noted to be key capabilities on Android smartphones.
About the working of Android’s protection features, for messages, Google Messages is made capable in automatically filtering out spams and this is done by analyzing the sender reputation as well as the message contents. Suspicious messages are also moved directly to ‘Scam or Blocked’ automatically. Analysis of conversational scams and providing real-time warnings are also added features. For phone calls, known scam calls are blocked and Call Screen will be able to answer on behalf of users. Again, Scam detection will provide real-time warnings too during calls.
Apart from these, real-time app scanning in Google Play Protect and enhanced Safe Browsing in Chrome (with the help of LLMs) are among the other security features on Android.
