Comment on Dangerous? Signal Blasts Google Effort to Use AI to Scan for Scam Phone Calls

TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• noodlejetski@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  except that they do. some OEMs like Samsung serve their own (or at least Samsung used to; not sure if it’s still true), but it’s definitely available on non-Google-branded phones.

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  • TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s available on all phones, but they all have their own version, forked from long ago. Even the standard AOSP Phone app has long split from Google (who have ceased open source development of the app).

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    • noodlejetski@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’m well aware that it’s available to install on all phones, but I’m also fairly sure that other OEMs do use it as the default dialer, too. I saw it preinstalled on one of my mom’s phones, either her current midrange Samsung, or her previous Xiaomi.

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• Ajen@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They might be taking about Google Fi.

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• helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Google doesn’t actually provide the Phone app

  Yes they do. Anyone can download the Google Phone app.

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  • TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    But downloading an app won’t install it as a system app.

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      What difference does that make?

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• smeg@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They seem to be offering a lot of this sort of thing as a value-add for buying a Pixel

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