India, Oct. 19 -- You receive a "bank alert" on your phone and a seemingly harmless link. Just a few taps away, your savings could be in jeopardy. Google is attempting to prevent that moment with new Android scam protection features it announced on October 14.

The update includes Enhanced Protection in Google Messages, Gemini Nano link checks, wider scam alerts and new safeguards against screen-sharing scams and call forwarding fraud. However, the features have different rollout dates and device requirements.

The highlight is an opt-in Enhanced Protection mode in Google Messages. With it switched on, chats with unknown senders can be analysed by Gemini models in the cloud, which try to spot a scammer's intent earlier. It is important fo...