Ai being used to detect fraud, scams on android phones

As a caller claiming to be from your bank alerts you to suspicious activity in your account and says he can help you transfer your money to a new and secure account, an alarm sounds. You see

a warning on your phone’s screen: “Likely scam. Banks will never ask you to move your money to keep it safe.” Alphabet-owned Google simulated this scenario last week during its annual

Google I/O developer conference in Silicon Valley to highlight an artificial-intelligence-infused security and privacy measure now undergoing tests before it's launched for Android

devices. Worldwide, people lost more than $1 trillion last year to fraud, says Sameer Samat, Google’s president of the Android ecosystem. He cited an October 2023 report from the Global

Anti-Scam Alliance based in The Hague, Netherlands. In the U.S., consumers reported losing $10 billion to scams in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Some of the new Android

smartphone features will be made available through Google Play services updates. Others will be reserved for Android 15, the next version of Google’s mobile operating system, expected to be

released in the fall. Such features should resonate with older users, whom con artists often target. Phishing scams start when someone spoofs communications from a real financial

institution, often via email or text. ANDROID DEVICES ARE POPULAR, BUT IPHONES MORE SO Google I/O took place ahead of Apple’s own Worldwide Developers Conference, set to begin June 10. Apple

will showcase its latest version of its iPhone operating system, which could include updates using AI. While many older Americans have Android handsets, more use iPhones — nearly 6 in 10

adults over the age of 60, according to a survey from Recon Analytics telecommunications research. Almost 54 percent of 45- to 60-year-olds use iOS compared with Android. The scales tilt

even farther toward iPhones for younger users. For people on a budget, a durable Android smartphone from well-known manufacturers, including Motorola and Samsung, can be bought for $130 to

$200. The cheapest new iPhone, an SE, starts at $429.