Google is taking action against spam callers with a new version of its phone app for Android devices that identifies and helps blocks spammers.
The phone app update, which is part of Google’s efforts to separate core phone features from operating system updates, is available for the company’s Nexus line of smartphones and Android One devices, including the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X.
The new spam-blocking feature is an extension of Google’s caller ID system, which helps identify businesses not stored in your address book, and has been available for several years now. The phone app checks incoming call numbers against an updating database and flags those that appear to be from spammers with a big red banner.
This isn’t the first time that apps have been able to scan incoming calls and help users avoid answering spam calls, but it’s the first time Google has integrated it into a default app on Android devices. Third-party apps such as Truecaller promise to perform similar duties and have been available on both Android and iOS for several years.
The phone app update, which is part of Google’s efforts to separate core phone features from operating system updates, is available for the company’s Nexus line of smartphones and Android One devices, including the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X.
The new spam-blocking feature is an extension of Google’s caller ID system, which helps identify businesses not stored in your address book, and has been available for several years now. The phone app checks incoming call numbers against an updating database and flags those that appear to be from spammers with a big red banner.
This isn’t the first time that apps have been able to scan incoming calls and help users avoid answering spam calls, but it’s the first time Google has integrated it into a default app on Android devices. Third-party apps such as Truecaller promise to perform similar duties and have been available on both Android and iOS for several years.
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