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TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Scam Detection feature could come to vivo phones next.
This would be the third Android phone maker to offer Scam Detection smarts, following Google and Samsung.
Scam Detection uses on-device AI during phone calls to detect potential scammers.
Google’s Scam Detection technology can warn you of potential scams during phone calls. This feature has been available on Pixel phones for a while now, but it’s since arrived on the Samsung Galaxy S26 series. Now, we’ve uncovered evidence that this tech is likely coming to another Android phone maker.
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We conducted a teardown of the Phone by Google app (234.0.9) and found evidence that vivo could be next to support Scam Detection functionality. Check out our screenshots below. The term “Sharpie” is an internal codename for the Scam Detection feature.
Vivo’s name joins Samsung and Google’s Pixel line here. Combined with the Sharpie mention, it certainly looks like vivo is next in line to get Scam Detection capabilities.
There’s no word on which vivo devices will support this functionality, but it’s possible that the company could debut this option on the rumored vivo X500 series. I’m also hoping that this would come to the vivo X300 series thereafter.
Have you used Scam Detection on a phone call before? 9 votes Yes, I have 44 % No, I haven't 22 % No, but my phone doesn't have this 33 %
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