{"id":208359,"date":"2026-01-30T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/tired-of-scam-calls-the-galaxy-s26-might-finally-have-an-answer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:30:12","slug":"tired-of-scam-calls-the-galaxy-s26-might-finally-have-an-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/tired-of-scam-calls-the-galaxy-s26-might-finally-have-an-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired of scam calls? The Galaxy S26 might finally have an answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-android-callcore-support-3636978\/\">Tired of scam calls? The Galaxy S26 might finally have an answer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-android-callcore-support-3636978\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-android-callcore-support-3636978\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-30 17:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android CallCore is the app that enables Google\u2019s AI-powered calling protection features on the Pixel.<\/li>\n<li>It appears that the Galaxy S26 Ultra has the necessary flag to install this app.<\/li>\n<li>This suggests that the Galaxy S26 series could get the Pixel\u2019s Scam Detection powers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If there\u2019s one reason to buy a Pixel phone, it\u2019s to take advantage of its Scam Detection feature. Just as the name suggests, the feature is designed to detect scams and notify the user. Last week, we discovered evidence that suggests this feature may not stay a Pixel exclusive for long. Now, even more evidence has emerged, and it suggests the Galaxy S26 Ultra could be one of the first non-Pixel Android phones to get Scam Detection.<\/p>\n<p>As a quick review, we spotted clues that Scam detection could be coming to the Galaxy S26 series in our APK teardown from last week. These clues involved the Galaxy S26\u2019s model numbers appearing in version 206.0.857916353 of the Phone by Google app. Along with those model numbers, we also found a line of code that references \u201cSharpie,\u201d which is the codename for Scam Detection.<\/p>\n<p>This feature is handled in two different ways, depending on the age of the Pixel phone. For the Pixel 9 (excluding the Pixel 9a) and Pixel 10 series in the US, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the UK, Scam Detection is powered by on-device Gemini Nano via AI Core. Meanwhile, the Pixel 6 and later devices in the US use Google\u2019s on-device machine learning models. Given that Samsung\u2019s model numbers appeared next to codenames for the Pixel 9 and 10 series, we believe the Galaxy S26 series could power Scam Detection with on-device Gemini Nano.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>With that out of the way, time to move on to today\u2019s findings. The Pixel\u2019s call protection features rely on an app called Android CallCore. As the app\u2019s Google Play Store page explains, Android Callcore is included with your device as&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-android-callcore-support-3636978\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of scam calls? 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