Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
Tl; DR
- Google works on new safety feature for Android which prevents you from modifying certain sensitive parameters during telephone calls.
- These sensitive parameters include the authorization of applications to install other applications (i.e. key download) and authorize access to accessibility.
- Scholars are known to request these types of changes during telephone calls, which is why Android will block them.
There are a wide variety of telephone scams you need to be aware, and with the advent of AI speech tools, these scams will only become more convincing. The crooks will use all kinds of psychological things to have you send money or give them access to your online accounts, and unfortunately, many people are victims of these scams every day. To fight against these crooks, Google works on new safety feature for Android 16 which prevents you from modifying certain sensitive parameters during telephone calls. I hope it will make it more difficult for crooks to succeed and make people think twice before installing or activating malware.
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When a crook of telephone finds a potential victim, she seeks means to ensure that the victim sends them money or personal data. Often, this involves encouraging them to install malware, then give them access to sensitive authorizations such as access to accessibility. The average person probably does not know how applications to the release on Android, however, which is why the crook remains at stake to guide them throughout the process.
This is where Android 16’s new safety feature will take place. It is according to the channels that I discovered by searching in Android 16 Beta 2:
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Allowing apps to install other apps is not allowed during a phone call.
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Scammers often request this type of action during phone call conversations, so it’s blocked to protect you. If you are being guided to take this action by someone you don’t know, it might be a scam." Breeding authorization, which allows applications to install other applications, is deactivated by default for security reasons, as many malware is distributed outside of official application stores. It must be explicitly activated by going to Settings> Applications> Special Applications Access> Install unknown applications. Users with an activated advanced protection mode cannot switch this authorization precisely due to security risks.
Although this feature blocks the launch of the key during calls, crooks could ask the victims to hang up, restart the application and recall. First, this additional step introduces the friction, which can disrupt the flow of the crook and make the victim suspect. Above all, the dialog box displayed when you try to activate the agency authorization warns that the crooks often ask for this action during calls, and it advises caution if it is guided by an unknown appel. This warning could encourage some people to reconsider the legitimacy of the appellant and prevent them from becoming victims.
What happens if the key download authorization is already activated, or worse, the application of the crook is on the Google Play Store? Android 16 also blocks the activation of certain sensitive authorizations, such as access to accessibility, during active telephone calls. Access to accessibility allows an application to read the screen and carry out actions on your behalf – a powerful combination that could give the malware complete control of your device. We hope that this additional protection layer will reduce the number of successful scams.
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Giving an app access to accessibility is not allowed during a phone call.
Can’t complete action during call These new security features are not yet active in Android 16 Beta 2, but I suspect that they will be ready for the public release of Android 16 later this year. They rely on the improved confirmation mode function, introduced in Android 15, which makes it more difficult for high -key applications to have access to sensitive authorizations.
