{"id":277573,"date":"2024-04-09T00:36:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T07:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=329695"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:46:03","slug":"google-pixel-continues-to-tighten-the-grip-on-spam-calls-with-a-new-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-pixel-continues-to-tighten-the-grip-on-spam-calls-with-a-new-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixel continues to tighten the grip on spam calls with a new tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Google<\/strong> continues to strive to provide Android users with the most user-friendly ecosystem possible. In fact, its latest improvement is based on the addition of a <strong>search button<\/strong> for suspicious or unknown numbers that call the user, which will allow them to <strong>quickly obtain information<\/strong> about whether that number is part of public lists of spam phone numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, spam calls are one of the most annoying aspects of living with a smartphone. In fact, in many cases, people <strong>receive more spam calls than desired calls<\/strong>, something that has led companies like Google to put more emphasis on protecting the interests of users, who are increasingly <strong>overwhelmed by unwanted calls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/888d43f8-368b-4775-802c-936973a5b407\/873581939\/android-14-2023-04-13_17-33-29.png\" alt=\"Android 14\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Android 14<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/android-14.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/android-14.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monitoring spam calls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AssembleDebug\/status\/1776120747762884614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">the insider Assemble Debug<\/a> has explained through social media, <strong>spam calls continue to be a significant problem<\/strong> that Google is trying to tackle. For this reason, on Pixel phones, which are manufactured entirely by the Californian brand, a new search feature will give users <strong>a powerful tool<\/strong> to quickly &#8220;hunt down&#8221; potentially fraudulent numbers that try to bother the user with unwanted proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tool is <strong>part of the default Pixel features<\/strong>, but other Android devices <strong>will also be able to have this function<\/strong> if, in the settings, they choose the Android call system as default, instead of the one provided by the relevant smartphone manufacturer&#8217;s customization layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/google-pixel-7a-1024x576-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Google&#8217;s basic improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google is focusing in recent months on <strong>providing a useful service<\/strong> by improving some of the basic elements that, being in use for a long time, are often overlooked. For example, after several years of delay compared to other competing systems, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/chrome-will-finally-improve-the-rendering-of-its-texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Google Chrome will improve the rendering of its texts<\/a> thanks to a <strong>command that has been available in Microsoft Edge<\/strong> for over two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, they are also working on providing future Android 15 users with innovative features that have been hidden for years in developer versions, such as being able to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/android-15-could-turn-your-phone-into-a-desktop-computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">turn the smartphone into a functional PC<\/a>, with windows and the <strong>ability to add peripherals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/888d43f8-368b-4775-802c-936973a5b407\/873581939\/android-14-2023-04-13_17-33-29.png\" alt=\"Android 14\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Android 14<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/android-14.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/android-14.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google continues to strive to provide Android users with the most user-friendly ecosystem possible. In fact, its latest improvement is based on the addition of a search button for suspicious or unknown numbers that call the user, which will allow them to quickly obtain information about whether that number is part of public lists of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-pixel-continues-to-tighten-the-grip-on-spam-calls-with-a-new-tool\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google Pixel continues to tighten the grip on spam calls with a new tool&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9285,"featured_media":277574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1068],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-277573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-google"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":313934,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277573\/revisions\/313934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277573"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=277573"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=277573"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=277573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}