{"id":20666,"date":"2020-09-13T23:26:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T23:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/the-google-phone-app-on-android-helps-root-out-spam-calls-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html"},"modified":"2020-09-13T23:26:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T23:26:12","slug":"the-google-phone-app-on-android-helps-root-out-spam-calls-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/the-google-phone-app-on-android-helps-root-out-spam-calls-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html","title":{"rendered":"The Google Phone app on Android helps root out spam calls. Here’s what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Verified Calls is rolling out to more devices, but it might take a few weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Android<\/span> users will soon have another tool to help in the\u00a0fight against robocalls and spam calls<\/span>. Last week,\u00a0Google announced<\/a>\u00a0the company’s Phone app will add a new Verified Calls<\/a> feature to tell you not only what business is calling you, but why <\/em>they’re calling. Knowing that an unknown number is really who it claims to be is designed to help keep you from falling into common schemes where crooks pose as legitimate businesses to swindle you for sensitive information or money. <\/p>\n

Google’s move is the latest in an industry-wide effort by the federal government and private tech companies, including\u00a0T-Mobile<\/span>,\u00a0Apple<\/span> and a cohort of\u00a0wireless carriers<\/span> to reduce automated, spam and scam calls people receive on their phones, some of which break established consumer protection laws<\/span>. In 2019, robocalls reached an all-time high of 58.5 billion<\/a>, according to YouMail, a company that provides blocking services.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Verified Calls complements Google’s earlier attempt to rein in robocalling through a\u00a0call-screening feature<\/span> that leans on Google Assistant to help identify calls. Below, we’ll walk you through what we know about this new Verified Calls feature, and how to get it.<\/p>\n

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An amped-up version of caller ID, the feature checks if a call is indeed originating from a participating business. When you receive an incoming call from a verified business, you’ll see the business name, logo, a verification badge and a reason why the company is making the call — as long as the business provides this.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

For example, a restaurant delivery service can tell you the driver is lost or that your delivery has arrived. Or the call screen could explain that your airline needs to alert you of a change in flight time. Maybe your bank is calling to verify a large purchase or flag potential fraud. Seeing these reasons is designed to give you confidence in the legitimacy of the caller. <\/p>\n

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An example of what an incoming call will look like with Google’s Verified Calls.<\/p>\n

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\tHow to get Google’s Phone app and how to set it up <\/h2>\n

Not all Android phone makers, like Samsung, use Google’s Phone app out of the box, opting instead for their own dialer. In order to take advantage of the new Verified Calls feature, you’ll need to download Google Phone and set it as your default dialer<\/a>. If you’re not prompted to change defaults the first time you open the app, you’ll need to go into the Apps<\/strong> section of the settings app and choose it as your default. <\/p>\n

Some phone manufacturers, like Google and OnePlus, use Google’s app out of the box, while others don’t. Here’s the easiest way to find out if your phone uses the Google Phone dialer. <\/p>\n