Overview
- An APK teardown of the Phone by Google app published in recent coverage shows references linking vivo to Google’s Scam Detection and an internal codename, “Sharpie.”
- Scam Detection runs its AI on the device during calls to spot likely scams and previously rolled out on Pixel phones and Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series.
- The teardown signal is unconfirmed by Google or vivo and should be treated as tentative reporting rather than an official announcement.
- Key unknowns include which vivo handsets would get the feature and whether it would appear in vivo’s native dialer or via the Phone by Google app.
- If verified, vivo would be the third Android OEM to offer Google’s on‑device call‑scam tech, a shift that could broaden privacy‑focused call screening for users.