Your Pixel Watch just got a new scam-busting feature - how to enable it

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Google Pixel Watch users are getting a new feature that could prevent them from making a life-changing mistake. Last fall, Google introduced a Pixel feature that listens in on your phone calls to protect you from scams. Now that same protection is coming to your wrist. Also: I clicked on four sneaky online scams on purpose - to show you how they work In a post on the Pixel Watch help community, Google announced that Scam Detection is coming to the Pixel Watch, and it is available now. The AI-powered feature detects conversation patterns that are commonly used by scammers while a call is ongoing. If it detects a potential scam, you will hear a sound, feel a vibration, and receive a notification. Available now for Pixel Watch 2 and 3 For now, Google says Scam Detection is available on the Pixel Watch 2 and 3 when connected to a Pixel 9 and newer phone via Bluetooth (which is a little strange, given that phone-based Scam Detection is available on older Pixel phone ... Read full article.