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07-26-2016, 05:57 PM
Google's Nexus phones will **w warn you about spam calls
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Remember how bad spam was before the advent of Gmail? Google's free webmail service and its filters reduced spam emails from a menace to a mild nuisance; **w, spammy calls might soon also be a thing of the past.*
On Monday, Google an**unced its Google Phone app — available on Nexus and Android One devices — will start warning users about potential spam calls.*
SEE ALSO: Google will launch its own phone this year, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/google-phone-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
This new functionality will become available as soon as you update to the latest version of Google Phone.
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Users will have the ability to block and report spammy numbers, as well as report that a call labeled as spam was **t spam. For instructions on how to turn spam protection on and off, go here (https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3459196). * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/google-nexus-spam-protection/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Remember how bad spam was before the advent of Gmail? Google's free webmail service and its filters reduced spam emails from a menace to a mild nuisance; **w, spammy calls might soon also be a thing of the past.*
On Monday, Google an**unced its Google Phone app — available on Nexus and Android One devices — will start warning users about potential spam calls.*
SEE ALSO: Google will launch its own phone this year, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/google-phone-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
This new functionality will become available as soon as you update to the latest version of Google Phone.
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/UkLTUf0pHccFtoZxCBTa_Sa2hXA=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F156758%2F07.25_Android_SpamCall.gif
Image: Google
Users will have the ability to block and report spammy numbers, as well as report that a call labeled as spam was **t spam. For instructions on how to turn spam protection on and off, go here (https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3459196). * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/google-nexus-spam-protection/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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