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Google Messages is getting smarter about scams, with Gemini helping catch threats before you fall for them.

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Scam messages aren’t always as obvious as a suspicious link or a text claiming you’ve won a lottery you never entered. Some scammers are clever enough to start perfectly normal conversations, gradually earn your trust, and only reveal what they’re after when it’s too late.

Google wants to make those tricks harder to pull off. Earlier this month, the company announced a new Enhanced Protection mode for Google Messages, and it’s now starting to roll out to Android users . The optional setting adds more powerful AI-based scam detection, smarter checks for suspicious links, and extra warnings designed to keep you from making a costly mistake.

Gemini is learning to spot scams before you do

Google Messages already has built-in spam and scam detection, but its latest upgrade takes things further.…