Looks like Google’s Pixel Phone AI-powered anti-scam protection is coming soon
As originally announced during I/O, Google is enhancing its spam and scam call detection capabilities on Pixel devices with a new AI-powered feature. Codenamed «Sharpie», this innovative functionality was discovered hidden in the code of the latest beta version of Google’s Phone app and will utilize artificial intelligence to identify scam calls in real time.
The technology was initially introduced as part of Google’s Gemini Nano feature at the recent I/O event. Gemini Nano is specifically designed for smartphones, enabling AI tasks to be processed directly on the device. However, this also means that the AI-enabled scam detection feature will initially be limited to newer Pixel models, including the Pixel 8a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and the upcoming Pixel 9 series.
