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TL;DR
- Google has released the September Pixel Drop with new Scam Detection features for its phones.
- The update expands the availability of Scam Detection in Google Messages to many more regions.
- Scam Detection now also works in third-party apps through Gboard, but this feature is limited to the US for now.
After revealing a host of new features for a broad range of Android devices earlier this month, Samsung is now giving Pixel users new features. Beyond the new features in the latest September Pixel Drop, Google is expanding some existing features into new territories. One such feature is Scam Detection in Google Messages, which is now available in a host of countries and languages.
Google has confirmed that alongside the US, Pixel’s Scam Detection in Google Messages is now available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, and the UK. In addition to English, Pixel devices will be able to detect seemingly suspicious or rogue messages in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
