Google To Introduce Android AI Voice Scam Alerts Before End Of June

InnovationCybersecurityGoogle To Introduce Android AI Voice Scam Alerts Before End Of JuneByDavey Winder,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst.Follow AuthorJun 03, 2026, 07:26am EDTJun 03, 2026, 07:27am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Google confirms Android AI voice scam protection.gettyWith the cybercrime landscape continuing to be shaped by advances in artificial intelligence, Google has confirmed that it will start rolling out what it says is “an industry-first protection” to alert Android users when a caller is using AI voice-cloning tools as part of a scam attack. The fake call detection feature, which will be enabled by default, can detect such calls as long as both the user and the impersonated contact are using Phone by Google.ForbesDashlane Users Locked Out After Password Manager Detects Brute-Force AttackBy Davey WinderGoogle Pixel Users First To Get Android Fake Call Detection It has been quite the few days for Google security updates, starting with 151 Chrome browser vulnerabilities fixed, followed by the June Android security bulletin dropping a patch for an actively exploited zero-day. One of the most impactful security updates, however, has yet to hit Android devices. The global rollout of the fake call detection feature starts this month, with users of Android 12 on Pixel devices being first in line. A June 2 Google confirmation has revealed that the new feature will be able to help protect users against such common AI voice scams as a family member supposedly calling for help. The caller ID might say “mom” and the caller might sound exactly like her, right down to intonation, but “it’s a scammer using AI tools to impersonate her and demand money from you for a fake emergency,” Google said. Having already launched something similar by way of ver...