Android 16 will soon flag fake cell towers and warn you if someone is spying on your phone

Android 16 logo on a phone.

• Android 16 will include alerts for fake cell towers and suspicious networks
• Update detects ‘stingray’ devices which pose as cell towers
• Feature likely to arrive with devices that launch on Android 16

Not every mobile network is what it seems. If your smartphone unwittingly connects to a fake cell tower, it could expose your private data to interception. Fortunately, Google is doing something about it: a new security feature in Android 16 is designed to detect suspicious connections and warn you if someone is trying to eavesdrop on your calls and texts.