ConsumerAffairs

Here’s how Google Voice scam victims can get their phone numbers back

The Google Voice scam, in which scammers take over your phone number, has become a common form of identity theft. Through Google Voice, scammers can make spam calls that are traced to your phone, not ...
Android Authority

Google could be working on a shared phone number blocklist for Android

Code within the Phone by Google app suggests that Google could be working on a shared phone number blocklist for Android. The Phone by Google app could soon block both calls and texts by using this ...
9to5google

Google Phone app rolling out ‘Lookup’ reverse number search

As announced with the June Pixel Feature Drop yesterday, Phone by Google is rolling out its reverse number “Lookup” shortcut. In the Recents tab, tapping to expand an incoming call that you don’t have ...
AZ Central

Avoid giving your real phone number to strangers and do this instead: Video

Our phones are a direct line to us, but sometimes we don’t want to give our numbers out to just anyone. They have more information attached to them than we might realize. Instead of giving your real ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Unacceptable Phone Number Policy Update Worries Advertisers

Google will be updating its Unacceptable phone number policy on December 10, 2025 and that update is causing some anxiety for some advertisers. The policy update says that "phone numbers found to be ...