- The “Fraud Detection” feature in the “Google Phone app” has been renamed to “Scam Detection.”
- This change occurred in the version v209 update of the “Google Phone app,” released on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
- Only the name has been changed; there are no specific functional changes.
The “Fraud Detection (Scam Detection)” feature for Google Pixel devices began its rollout in Japan between late December 2025 and early January 2026 for those participating as “beta testers” of the Google Phone app.
The “Fraud Detection” feature in the Google Phone app has been renamed to “Scam Detection” as of the app version v209 update released on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
The “Scam Detection” feature (formerly “Fraud Detection“) is a user protection tool where AI (Gemini Nano) screens the conversation when a call is received. If a call is suspected of being a scam, it alerts the user to the danger with a beep and an on-screen notification both at the start of and during the call. It provides alerts via beep and screen notifications not only for classic “It’s me” scams but also for the increasingly common “Fake Police Scams (Specialized Fraud),” where callers pose as police officers and incite anxiety about potential arrest to trick victims into transferring cash.
The actual behavior of “Scam Detection” is introduced in the following article.
In the Google Phone app version v209 update released on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, the name was officially changed from “Fraud Detection” to “Scam Detection.” Only the name has changed; there are no specific functional changes.
The change from “Fraud Detection” to “Scam Detection” certainly makes the feature’s purpose much clearer.
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