Re:Google is working on a 'lookup' button for unknown caller...
by Dorcy64 on Saturday April 06, 2024 @08:23PM
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> I'm still getting spam text notifications on my Android because Google isn't confident and I think that's the same reason they haven't already solved unknown callers.
I just checked my messages on my phone running Android 14 and it seems like there is a "spam and blocked" section, of messages that never made it to me and didn't come up as notifications.
Would be nice if they gave me the ability to make spam-likely calls not ring or appear.
Re:Google is working on a 'lookup' button for unknown caller...
by xnx on Saturday April 06, 2024 @09:26PM
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> Would be nice if they gave me the ability to make spam-likely calls not ring or appear.
I'd mute all calls, but Android doesn't let you mute ring volume without also muting notification volume.
Re:Google is working on a 'lookup' button for unknown caller...
by xethos on Sunday April 07, 2024 @05:57AM
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Then set your ringtone to a "silence.ogg" track. All calls play the ringtone still, but the ringtone is dead air - and this has no effect on notifications.
Re:Google is working on a 'lookup' button for unknown caller...
by gs17 on Saturday April 06, 2024 @09:50PM
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They don't come up as "real" notifications, but I get a silent notification that something was sent to the spam SMS inbox.
Re:Google is working on a 'lookup' button for unknown caller...
by gs17 on Saturday April 06, 2024 @09:56PM
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That's not just Google. My university uses Outlook and however they've set it up, I don't get spam, I get an email that I got a spam email. If I want to see the filtered email, I have to click a link in that email to a different webpage which takes a long time to load and requires multiple steps to view the message. The email also is sort of a digest so it's delayed, which is very frustrating when it decides a colleague's urgent message was spam.
Re:Google is working on a 'lookup' button for unknown caller...
by slake on Monday April 08, 2024 @11:42PM
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And you know Google is using it's spam filter only so that they become the gatekeeper to your email. It's like SMS. First google added a spam filter for text messages and used our help to train it. Now I get "Verified by google" spam messages from companies that I didn't give my number to. Beware the free spam filter it's primarily a way for google to sell you more verified ads.
This makes me think of how I get a notification for every spam text message. It's the most enraging thing. I'd rather just get the spam text and ignore it myself than get a notification that I got a spam text and have to ignore or read it.
My point is - once upon a time Google had the confidence to develop features. Imagine getting a notification every time your Gmail gets spammed. You don't because Google is confident they can detect spam. I'm still getting spam text notifications on my Android because Google isn't confident and I think that's the same reason they haven't already solved unknown callers.