Android gains left-behind reminders and stronger call-fraud protection
Google’s October updates add left-behind reminders in Find Hub and extra protection during calls, and they may arrive gradually.
Google added small features to Android phones. One warns you if you leave a device behind, and another helps protect you from fraud calls. They arrive slowly through app updates.
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Why it matters
These features arrive through Google Play services, so you do not need a full system update.
Try it: update Google Play services in Settings.
The details
- Google Play services v26.41 adds Left-Behind Reminders in Find Hub.
- It can bond supported Find Hub locator tags to their owner and smooths Fast Pair firmware updates.
- It adds in-call fraud protection on Android 15 and earlier against apps that ask for accessibility permissions during a call.
- You can upgrade a digital ID to an Aadhaar card in Google Wallet.
- Google Play Store 53.7 shows time remaining for downloads instead of a percentage.
- 9to5Google notes that a feature in the changelog is not necessarily available to everyone yet.
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