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TL;DR Google has announced the June 2026 Android Drop, which includes several features now expanding to more Android devices.
The Phone by Google app is getting fake call detection, powered by encrypted RCS, to warn you if a scammer is spoofing a trusted contact’s number.
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June has just rolled in, and with it comes the June 2026 Android Drop, bringing a plethora of new features across Google apps. From a powerful new security tool that unmasks contact-spoofing scammers to an expanded rollout of visual search tools and AI-powered reading assistants, this massive feature drop is headed to eligible devices starting this month. Here’s everything new coming with the June 2026 Android Drop:
1. Phone by Google: Fake call detection
Last month, Google announced that the Phone by Google app will automatically end spoofed banking scam calls on Android 11 and newer devices in the coming weeks. Google is building on these verified call capabilities with fake call detection, which will give you an alert if it spots suspected scammers impersonating your contacts.
With fake call detection, the Phone by Google app can now verify if a call is actually coming from your contact’s device. If it’s a scammer that is pretending to call from a number you trust, the app will show a warning so you can end the call.
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