Scammers steal nearly $1 trillion annually, and most of it is through phone call fraud. With scammers becoming more sophisticated and harder to identify, Google's new Scam Detection will scan phone calls in real-time to protect users from fraud before it can occur.

Google said the new Scam Detection feature uses on-device AI to notify users if it detects a potential scam call. The feature detects conversation patterns commonly associated with scams and sends audio and haptic alerts, along with visual notifications, in real time if an ongoing call appears to be a scam.

The AI-based features are rolling out to Pixel 6 or newer first but will soon be expanded to other Android devices, Google says.