Google will let users of its Android mobile operating system set up custom calling cards and share their live location in messages, catching up with features that Apple Inc. already offers to iPhone ...

Android phones are getting a fun and personal way to customize how you appear on calls thanks to a new feature rolling out in the Google Phone app. Known as Calling Cards, this option lets Android ...

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Some Android XR users can now create a digital avatar of themselves, called a "Likeness," for use during headset video calls. The idea is for other members of the call to "see" a representation of the ...

Google is rolling out a comprehensive security update for Android this month that’s designed to actively protect users from phone scams, phishing attacks, and other fraud attempts. The first security ...

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The feature was first piloted in the UK earlier this year, and works by automatically warning users when they launch eligible financial apps while screen sharing during calls with numbers that aren’t ...

Google is expanding Android’s in-call scam protection feature to the US. It warns users if they try to open financial apps while screen-sharing on a call with an unknown number. The feature was being ...