<ul><li>Google is introducing new features on Android to protect users from phone call scams, such as automatically blocking app installations while on a call with an unknown contact.</li><li>Android will prevent users from granting accessibility permissions to apps during phone calls to safeguard against potential device takeovers.</li><li>A new Android feature will discourage users from opening banking apps while screen-sharing during calls to combat screen-sharing scams.</li><li>These protections add to Android's existing scam detection tools like AI caller identification and scam detection in Google Messages for various types of scams.</li></ul>

Android launches new protections against phone call scammers

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