Google brings in-call rip-off notifications to Pixel watches

Anybody else really feel like half the time their cellphone rings lately it's spam? Typically there's an alert earlier than you even choose up, however different occasions it takes being within the name to know. Effectively, Google is now making it simpler to do the latter, including in-call scam detection to the Pixel Watch.

The brand new AI-powered characteristic provides a loud beep at the beginning of the decision and each couple minutes afterward. It is going to give a notification, beep and vibration in instances the place a rip-off could be very probably. You possibly can dismiss the notification from the watch if you already know it's not a rip-off. Strive it out by turning on rip-off detection in settings.

There's just a few caveats, because the in-call rip-off detection works solely on the Pixel watch 2 or 3. Additionally they should be related by Bluetooth to a Pixel 9 or newer cellphone. It's additionally solely obtainable proper now within the US and for English-language calls.

Google first launched the characteristic to select phones in beta last November. It's now obtainable on the Pixel 9 and newer units, however this addition enables you to see the notification with out ever taking out your cellphone.

This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/google-brings-in-call-scam-notifications-to-pixel-watches-120008825.html?src=rss

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