Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series may support Google’s Scam Detection | Infinium-tech
A new report based on code inside the Phones by Google app claims Samsung will add Google’s scam detection to the Galaxy S26 series, which will be unveiled next month.
Scam detection powered by on-device Gemini Nano AI is exclusive to the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 families as of now, and is only available in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, the UK, and the US. There is another version, which does not use the Gemini model but instead relies on on-device machine learning, and that also works on the Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and Pixel 8 series.
The code inside the Phone by Google app mentions the model numbers of the Galaxy S26 series in the dialer (SM-S942 is the S26, SM-S947 is the S26+, and SM-S948 is the S26 Ultra). The scam detection feature is codenamed “Sharpy”, and it appears in the last line of code above.
What’s interesting here is that Samsung phones don’t use Google’s Phone app, and while you can install it from the Play Store, it’s unclear whether it will get the necessary permissions to use the on-device AI for its own purposes, given that it’s not a system app. Of course, there is another possibility – namely, Samsung will switch to Google’s Phone app with the One UI 8.5 release that will make its debut on the Galaxy S26 family. only time will tell.
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