nixCraft 🐧Nov 4

Google claims Android phones now block more scams than iPhones: Android systems, particularly on Pixel Pro 10, are more effective against common real-world threats like social engineering scams via calls and texts. Full report here at Google to make your own conclusions

https://security.googleblog.com/2025/10/how-android-protects-you-from-scams.html?m=1

Has anyone noticed such a difference? Or is it just one vendor pushing yet another marketing campaign?

How Android provides the most effective protection to keep you safe from mobile scams

Posted by Lyubov Farafonova, Product Manager, Phone by Google; Alberto Pastor Nieto, Sr. Product Manager Google Messages and RCS Spam and Ab...

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@nixCraft scanning over that report, my brain files this under marketing campaign.

Just one example: they claim improved protection from scam email on android than on iOS. Even if their data indicates so, there are way more variables (for example: what email service, what email client did they use?). The phone OS can not be the root cause here.

Nov 4 at 7:14amWeb