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  "id": 14498351,
  "title": "Google Messages adding ‘enhanced protection mode’ as Android works to combat phone scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/google-messages-adding-enhanced-protection-mode-as-android-works-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Google",
    "slug": "9to5google",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/10/14/google-messages-enhanced-protection-mode/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is rolling out \"enhanced protection mode\" for its Messages app as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This new feature incorporates advanced AI models to detect and stop complex phone and messaging scams. Scam Detection, powered by Private AI Compute, analyzes message context and identifies malicious intent more quickly when interacting with unknown senders. Enhanced protection mode is currently available on select Pixel, Samsung, and other devices.",
  "summary": "For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google is announcing new Android features to help combat messaging and phone scams, including enhanced protection mode in Google Messages. more…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/como-implementar-google-sign-in-en-android-con-kotlin-y-jetpack",
        "published": "2026-10-13T23:16:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "This Google Meet upgrade makes large meetings less awkward on Android",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/this-google-meet-upgrade-makes-large-meetings-less-awkward-on-android",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:54:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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