Google has unveiled a comprehensive suite of security and privacy enhancements for Android in 2025, focusing on combating scams, preventing phone theft, and safeguarding high-risk users. Here’s an overview of the key updates:
Google Messages has enhanced protection from scam texts:
AI-powered Scam Detection blocks billions of suspicious messages for Google Messages users each month. And it’s always getting smarter and better at spotting new text scams. Now, it can even recognize dangerous crypto and financial scams, toll road scams, gift card scams and more to help keep you safe. Most importantly, this smart detection happens all on your device to keep your conversations private to you.
Find Hub helps you keep belongings — and loved ones — safe:
Android has always offered a wide variety of features to keep your digital life secure, and that extends to your physical belongings, too. “We launched Find My Device to help you locate everything from a lost phone at the park to a misplaced piece of luggage at the airport. Now this feature is evolving into something even more helpful: Find Hub,” Stella Loh Senior Product Manager, Android said in a blog post.
With Find Hub, you can easily locate your devices and tagged items, check if loved ones got home safely or share your location during a night out — all within a single, unified space. “We’re adding even more compatible devices and Bluetooth tags to our ever-expanding list of partners. Learn more and sign up to be notified of our partner tag deals,” Loh added.
And later this year, for devices and carriers that support satellite connectivity, Find Hub will take safety even further with the integration of satellite connectivity, helping you stay connected with friends and family even when cellular service is unavailable.
Advanced Protection makes it simple to turn on Google’s strongest security for mobile devices:
Android 16 enhances and expands the Advanced Protection features that Google first launched in 2017, making it simple to turn on an array of robust device security features. Whether you’re a public figure or just want the best of Android’s powerful security features, you can turn on Advanced Protection for peace of mind that you’re protected against the most sophisticated threats.