One of Google's most critical features is hidden behind a single toggle - turn it on to protect against theft, scams, spam, and more.

iOS and Android consumers usually receive annoying spam texts from unknown contacts. Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is doing its best to protect people from spam texts and calls, ...

Android Messages will soon have an automatic spam protection feature. The optional tool will send phone numbers to Google servers, which raises some privacy concerns. Google is confident the auto spam ...

In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. The trend, spotted by security vendor ...

Google has denied claims that handsets running its Android mobile operating system have been infected with a virus that causes them to generate spam messages. On Tuesday (July 3), Microsoft researcher ...

Pretty much all of us are used to robocalls, info-marketers, and spam in our emails—and now scammers are targeting another form of communication: text messages. Here’s how to stop spam texts and ...

The stock Google Phone app for Android smartphones was upgraded to block spam calls and send them directly to voicemail, without the user receiving any notification. The new feature, which will work ...

If you never want to accidentally pick up a spam call (or a call from anyone you don't know) ever again, follow these simple steps to send calls straight to voicemail on both iPhone and Android ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

The problem of robocalling is getting worse. In April, robocall-blocking service YouMail estimated 3.4 billion such calls were made—900 million more that month than over the same period in 2017. The ...

Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for CNET News, focusing on Google and Yahoo. He previously worked for PandoDaily and Fortune Magazine, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, on ...