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8 new Android 16 security features that will make your phone safer than ever

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Google announced several big upgrades to Android that will keep you, your data, and your valuables safer.

Advanced Protection will lock a device’s critical settings so that attackers cannot access them.

The Find Hub app will be available on devices running Android 8 or later.

Google is improving Scam Detection in Google Messages to detect suspicious conversation patterns that might lead to scams.

Key Verifier will allow users to verify contact keys in their Google Contacts app via a QR code or a number comparison.

The feature will work with three banks initially ( Monzo , NatWest , and Revolut ) and support Android 11 + devices.

Google Play Protect has new on-device scanning abilities that allow it to identify more malicious apps.

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