Android is getting its biggest security upgrade yet. Google is adding new security and privacy protections to Android in 2026, including a feature that can automatically end fake bank calls before scammers get a chance to talk. The company outlined the upgrades during its Android security announcements ahead of I/O, describing the changes as part of a broader push to make Android safer against fraud, spyware, theft , and malicious apps. According to Eugene Liderman, Director of Android Security & Privacy Team at Google, phone scammers pretending to be banks are fueling nearly “$980M in annual losses worldwide.” Android will verify bank calls in real time Live Threat Detection gets more aggressive New spyware and forensic attack protections Android theft protection expands globally Temporary location sharing and stronger privacy controls Google pushes AI security protections Fake Android builds and OTP theft also targeted Android will verify bank calls in real time Google’s new “verified financial calls”…