Android is getting its biggest security upgrade yet.

Google is adding new security and privacy protections to Android in 2026, including a feature that can automatically end fake bank calls before scammers get a chance to talk.

The company outlined the upgrades during its Android security announcements ahead of I/O, describing the changes as part of a broader push to make Android safer against fraud, spyware, theft , and malicious apps.

According to Eugene Liderman, Director of Android Security & Privacy Team at Google, phone scammers pretending to be banks are fueling nearly “$980M in annual losses worldwide.”

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Android will verify bank calls in real time

Google’s new “verified financial…