These features may not appear on current Android devices due to the lack of supporting hardware. Most likely, the first device equipped with this technology will be the Pixel 10 - expected to launch this summer.
The new feature is aimed at dealing with devices that impersonate mobile broadcasting stations, which can deceive connected phones as if they are real. Once connected, the device can collect sensitive data such as phone location.
New security features will be released alongside the latest Android OS update that was released earlier this month. For compatible devices, users can turn on the " network warning" option, which helps detect when the device is connected to an un encrypted network or is required to provide an identification code. In addition, there is an option to turn on "protected from 2G network" - which is an unsafe form of network.
This move shows that Google is increasingly focusing on user privacy and safety in the context of increasingly sophisticated technology threats. When strong enough hardware is combined with advanced security software, future Android users will have an important layer of protection against unauthorized tracking.
