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In this day and age, spam is one of the most annoying issues we have to deal with. While the canned meat product is a tasty ham substitute, it’s less preferred in our email in text message inboxes. Because of this, Google Messages will warn people of potential spam messages.
We’re used to hearing about spam invading our emails. However, spam can exist in our text message app inboxes. Text message spam follows the same principle of email spam. They are full of deceptive messages and links to malicious websites. Their end-goal is to deceive you into giving up your information or money.
Google Messages will warn you of potential spam messages
You’ve most likely been inundated with spam messages at some point, and it could be tough to differentiate between those messages and legitimate messages. All it takes is one tap to send your entire world spiraling, so proper precautions are always welcome.
According to a new report, it appears that Google Messages will send you a new warning when you receive a potential spam message. Looking at the screenshot below, if you receive a text message from a person who is not within your contacts, you’ll get a popup.
The popup will read, “Caution: the sender isn’t one of your contacts,” it continues to say, “Links from people that you don’t know may open unwanted or harmful content.” Under that, you’ll see a checkbox giving you the option to allow the content. However, it hammers home the point that you’ll be doing this at your own risk.
Previous reports stated that this only applied to RCS messages. However, it applies to both RCS and SMS messages. It’s important to note that this feature only applies to the Google Messages app. If you are using a third-party messaging app, you will not receive this popup.
Most Android phones come with Google messages pre-installed, and this is the default messaging app on Pixel devices. So, if you think that this feature is something you would like to use, then you can download it using the link below.