Overview
- Google has begun a U.S. pilot that adds in-call scam protections for users of apps including Cash App and JPMorgan Chase.
- When a user opens a participating financial app while screen sharing on a call from a number not in their contacts, Android shows a full-screen alert with a one-tap option to end the call and stop sharing.
- The warning enforces a 30-second delay before proceeding to break the urgency scammers rely on in social-engineering schemes.
- The feature works on Android 11 and later and is limited to participating apps, with the U.S. rollout starting in December 2025 as a pilot.
- The move follows a UK trial that Google says helped thousands and has since expanded to most major UK banks, with additional pilots in Brazil and India and coverage extending to P2P payment apps.