Samsung SmartThings API fees could impact your favorite smart home apps

Samsung has announced that it is ending free access to SmartThings API. The company will roll out paid commercial tiers and a ...
9to5google

Google Phone app rolling out Android fake call detection that uses RCS

Phone by Google wants to combat the “growing threat of impersonation scams” and protect Android users against “sophisticated, AI-powered deepfake attacks” with fake call detection. June Android Drop: ...
CNET

Android Update Adds Fake Call Detection, Expands AirDrop Compatibility

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Wired

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be. “I'm so ...
Mashable

Everything we know about Google's upcoming Android XR smart glasses

Google has confirmed it's working on multiple smart glasses, built for the Android XR platform. Credit: CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty Images UPDATE: May. 19, 2026, 2:40 p.m. EDT Google has officially ...
Forbes

Google Pixel Call Screening Feature No Longer Exclusive: Android Bound

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Google Pixel AI-powered voicemail and call screening feature, Take A Message, may be ...
WeLiveSecurity

Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users

There’s an app for everything nowadays… right? Well, looking up call records for a phone number of choice is not one of those things, as potentially millions of Android users found out after paying ...
Destination CRM

First Orion Introduces SIP Redirect Call Authentication Integration

First Orion, a provider of branded communications solutions, today launched a SIP redirect-based, end-to-end call authentication integration method for companies to authenticate outbound calls while ...
Engadget

Google begins calling out battery-killing Android apps

Google is living up to its word and posting warning labels for battery-killing apps. 9to5Google spotted Google's rollout announcement, which the company previously said would arrive on March 1. The ...
9to5google

Google starts calling out Android apps that drain your battery before you download them

Following its announcement last year, Google has started rolling out a warning in the Play Store that warns you of apps that might drain your battery excessively. As of March 1 – so late last week – ...
Digital Trends

How to set up your calling card on an Android phone and customize it

Android phones now let you personalize how you appear on a call with the Calling Card feature in the Google Phone app. Instead of a basic contact photo, you can create a full screen visual card that ...