Android’s Google Play Protect service is getting an update called live threat detection which seeks out potentially harmful apps on your phone by analyzing app behavior and alerts you in realtime if something looks fishy.

The AI-based features are rolling out to Pixel 6 or newer first but will soon be expanded to other Android devices, Google says.

Google has started rolling out Live Scam Detection to the Pixel Phone app, while an upgraded version of the Play Protect system will help detect and report any scammy Google Play apps in real time. However only the latter will be making its way to non Pixel phones, as far as we know.

Google is rolling out live Scam Detection in calls and live threat protection in Play Protect to select Pixel phones.

Google’s new Gemini AI-powered Scam Detection spots and flags scam calls in real-time, and is now available for Pixel 6 to Pixel 9 models. The AI works in the background, watching for signs of scams,

Google has announced the release of Scam Detection, a new real-time protection feature designed to shield users from scams and fraud attempts. The feature was previously announced during Google I/O 2024,