{
  "id": 7605617,
  "title": "Scam Detection in Messages goes global, but the US gets a little something extra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/scam-detection-in-messages-goes-global-but-the-us-gets-a-little",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-scam-detection-google-messages-global-3711361/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has expanded the availability of its Scam Detection feature in Google Messages to many more regions, with a special focus on the United States. The September Pixel Drop update brings this feature to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, and the US. Additionally, the feature now works in third-party apps via Gboard, but its US-centric implementation is currently limited. The feature supports communication in several languages, including English and the following languages: Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.",
  "summary": "Google widens Scam Detection's to multiple countries, but saves the best bit for the US.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}