Google’s Gemini Scam Detection Tipped for Samsung’s 2026 Foldables

Overview

• Android Authority’s teardown of the Phone by Google beta (version 217.0.895016164) surfaced model numbers that signal support for Samsung’s upcoming foldables.
• The identifiers match the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (SM-F976), Z Flip 8 (SM-F776), and a Wide Fold variant (SM-F971).
• The capability would plug into the Samsung Phone app, which enables the protection on devices that do not use Google’s dialer.
• Scam Detection runs a Gemini AI model on the phone to spot common scam scripts in live calls and then warns the user with a tone, vibration, and on‑screen alert.
• Uncertainty remains because Samsung has not confirmed the feature and the expected global Flip model SM-F776B is missing from the code, with the foldables still widely expected in July.