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Android gets AI defenses against messaging scams, fake calls

Android gets AI defenses against messaging scams, fake calls

Google announced new AI-powered defenses against scam messages and call-forwarding abuse on Android, currently rolling out to eligible devices. The new measures aim to address the increased sophistication of scams targeting mobile users, including fraudulent bank alerts and voice-cloning attacks. “Mobile scams have evolved far beyond basic robocalls and phishing texts, turning into sophisticated operations that use spoofed numbers, fake bank alerts, and AI voice cloning,” Google says. “With scams growing harder to spot, it’s nearly impossible for users to
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Hackers hijack Google domains after breaching ccTLD registries

Hackers obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates for several Google domains and hijacked domains in the country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) for Ghana, American Samoa, and Sierra Leone after compromising third-party operators and modifying authoritative DNS records. Google underlines that the attacks affected domains of other organizations in the .GH, .SL, and .AS ccTLDs but "did not involve a compromise of Google’s systems." By gaining access to the domain name system (DNS) records, a threat actor can request an HTTPS certificate from a
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Google sounds really excited about 'massive' feature update hitting Pixel Buds right now

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Google shares a series of new feature upgrades for the Pixel Buds Pro, Pro 2, and Buds 2a. The Pro 2 get their Dynamic Active Noise Cancellation, first announced at the Pixel 11 launch. All three models get upgrades to Live Translate, voice control, and sleep detection. New hardware is always going to pique our interest, but you don’t necessarily need a big hardware refresh in order to
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Fall's first Pixel update just landed, and it's another end-of-the-road milestone

Eric Zeman / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Google’s October 2026 Pixel update is now available for Pixel 6 and newer devices. The company cites three main fixes, targeting Pixel 8 through Pixel 11 hardware. This is likely to be the last such update released for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. With October now here, summer is formally in the rear-view mirror, and it won’t be long now before the sweater weather descends. But a
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Google's latest version of Nano Banana ups the visual quality and consistency

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Google has announced the launch Nano Banana 2.1. The latest image generation and editing model improves upon visual design, mask-based editing, and subject consistency. Nano Banana 2.1 is rolling out to the Gemini app, AI Mode, AI Studio, Flow, Stitch, Google Ads, and Gemini Enterprise Platform. It’s been a while since we last heard of any new developments on Nano Banana. Google released Nano Banana 2.0 back in February
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Google halts open-source bug bounty program amid AI spam surge

Google has now suspended submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP) after being flooded by AI-generated reports. The company's OSS VRP incentivizes security researchers to responsibly disclose security flaws across open-source projects maintained by Google, including Golang, Angular, Bazel, Protocol Buffers, Fuchsia, and critical third-party dependencies, as well as repository settings like GitHub actions, application configurations, and access control rules. Google launched the OSS VRP in August 2022 with rewards ranging from $100 to $31,337, and
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Google Gemini could soon get full access to your Mac’s files, apps and the web

Google's Gemini could soon access any file on your macOS device, open apps, browse the web, and perform actions without asking for permission every time. As spotted by TestingCatalog on X, Google is testing desktop control for Gemini, and there are references to a new hidden "Additional sandbox options" setting in the Gemini Desktop app. The feature isn't live yet, and Google hasn't confirmed it either, but when enabled, Google Gemini could read, create, modify, or even delete files anywhere
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These 9 Thunderbird features made me ditch Gmail for good

Jon Devo / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: At the beginning of this year, I decided to ditch Gmail for the first time in about 15 years. It was not my plan to let down Google’s email app, as I have always enjoyed features such as Proofread, Confidential Mode, and Undo Send ( this one saved me once when I almost sent an email meant for my wife to my boss). But that does not mean it’s the
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I used Pixels new battery summaries for a week and Google has work to do

Stephen Radochia / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: I rolled my eyes when I heard Google was bringing AI battery summaries to Pixel phones. I’ve enjoyed some of the latest Gemini Intelligence improvements on my Pixel 11 Pro XL, but some implementations seem excessive. Still, battery life is a huge concern for many Pixel owners, so any new (and hopefully helpful) ways to analyze battery usage could have potential upsides. I tracked my battery usage for a week
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YouTube is cleaning up one of the worst parts of Shorts

Joe Hindy / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR YouTube is updating Shorts recommendations to prioritize original content and reduce the reach of low-effort reuploads from other creators. Reused clips can still surface if creators add meaningful commentary, editing, storytelling, or another original angle. For viewers, the change should make the Shorts feed feel less repetitive, while creators clipping their own long-form videos likely won’t be affected. YouTube Shorts have never exactly been a fan-favorite feature. From users
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