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<\/a><\/p>\nWithin the Phone by Google app v206.0.857916353, we\u2019ve spotted clues that indicate Google is working to bring Scam detection to the upcoming Galaxy S26 series, potentially making them the first non-Pixel phones to get the feature.<\/p>\n
We spotted mentions of what appear to be model numbers for the Galaxy S26 series in the Google Dialer app.<\/p>\n
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AssembleDebug \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
Here, SM-S942 is expected to be the Galaxy S26, SM-S947 is expected to be the Galaxy S26 Plus, and SM-S948 is expected to be the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The model numbers are mentioned alongside the codenames of several Pixel devices, namely the Pixel 9 series (excluding Pixel 9a) and the Pixel 10 series.<\/p>\n
The last line of the code snippet above mentions \u201cSharpie,\u201d which is the codename for Scam Detection in the Google Phone app.<\/p>\n
Code<\/p>\n
Copy TextScam Detection
\nAlerts you when likely scam is detected<\/p>\n
The Pixel phones mentioned use on-device Gemini Nano for Scam Detection, and there\u2019s a chance the Galaxy S26 series could also do the same.<\/p>\n
Will the Galaxy S26 series ship with the Google Phone app as the default dialer?<\/p>\n
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C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
With all of this said, we have a peculiar problem: Samsung Galaxy phones do not ship with the Google Phone app. Instead, they use the Samsung Phone app as the pre-installed default dialer.<\/p>\n
Users can download the Google Phone app from the Play Store and install it on their Galaxy phones and set it as the default dialer, but we\u2019re unsure if doing so will grant it all the requisite permissions needed for Scam Detection to work, as it will be classified as a user app instead of a system app.<\/p>\n
It remains to be seen if Samsung will preload the Google Phone app as the default dialer on the Galaxy S26 series and ditch the Samsung Phone app.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s precedence here, as the company ditched Samsung Messages in favor of Google Messages in 2024 to better support RCS features. Samsung Messages relied on carriers to support RCS, while Google Messages uses Google\u2019s own Jibe servers, so this move made some sense. There\u2019s no equivalent need for the dialer app, though, so there\u2019s less incentive for Samsung to make the move \u2014 unless Google could be sweetening the deal, as it appears to be by allowing the Galaxy S26 series phones to be part of this exclusive club.<\/p>\n
Neither Google nor Samsung has announced this feature or change, and it remains to be seen whether it makes it to market at all on the Galaxy S26 series. We\u2019ll keep you updated when we learn more.<\/p>\n
\u26a0\ufe0f An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n
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