TL;DR
- Google’s Scam Detection feature is now coming to the Samsung phone app on the Galaxy S26 range.
- This feature uses on-device AI during phone calls to detect when you’re talking to a potential scammer.
- The feature was previously restricted to Pixel phones and the Google Phone app.
Google’s recent Pixel phones introduced Scam Detection for phone calls, giving you a heads-up if a call starts to sound shady. This feature is available in Google’s Phone app, but it’s now coming to the Samsung Galaxy S26 series as well.
Google confirmed that Scam Detection is available in the Samsung phone app on the Galaxy S26 phones. This feature uses the Gemini Nano on-device AI model while you’re on a call to detect conversation patterns frequently associated with scams. The feature is disabled for your contacts, though.
