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Nickolas Diaz

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Google talks smarter security against fraud and theft in the android show - What They Never Told You

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Looking through a Pixel 9 Pro XL Thinborne case at an Android 15 logo on a Pixel 8 Pro's display.

What you need to know

  • Google detailed an immense trove of security/privacy updates coming for Android, like improved scam protection during calls and with texts.
  • Android will update its Factory Reset protections, which will restrict a phone's abilities if someone resets it without the owner's authorization.
  • Google Play Services is upgrading its Live Threat Detection to better spot apps that have been altered maliciously, so users can delete them.
  • Google's I/O 2025 is set for May 20 at 10 am PT (1 pm ET).
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