Google's Scam Detection May Expand to vivo Phones, Teardown Suggests
A teardown of the Phone by Google app indicates vivo could become the third Android brand to support the call-based Scam Detection feature.
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Google's Scam Detection, a feature that alerts users to possible scams while they are on a phone call, appears set to reach vivo devices, according to a report from GSMArena.
The tool has so far been limited to Google's own Pixel phones and, more recently, Samsung flagships beginning with the Galaxy S26 series. GSMArena reported that a teardown of the latest version of the Phone by Google app points to vivo being the next Android brand to gain support for the feature.
According to the report, the app code references "Sharpie," which is Google's internal codename for Scam Detection, in screenshots tied to vivo handsets. vivo is a China-based smartphone maker, which would extend the feature's reach beyond the Google and Samsung devices where it currently operates.
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