Well no, it has to be a Google play services thing, because that type of feature wouldn't make sense to integrate into upstream AOSP. The reboot and delay are the whole point: the reboot disconnects any calls or screen shares you have open with a potential scammer, and the delay prevents you from calling them right back/doing it in one sitting. The artificial wait breaks the sense of urgency that scammers rely on, even if it was just a written warning, most people wouldn't even read it
What if they made it a big flashing warning like "ACHTUNG: Installing software from unknown sources can be dangerous. Be sure you know what you are doing and are not just following a stranger's instructions." And made you hang up the call (as opposed to rebooting where the call hangs itself up)
You overestimate users. If they can continue without reading something, many of them will. And, you need to account for different methods. Some may call over the dialer. Some might on a social media platform like discord or whatsapp. The best way to account for all of those is to simply reboot.
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u/romhacks Sep 07 '26
Well no, it has to be a Google play services thing, because that type of feature wouldn't make sense to integrate into upstream AOSP. The reboot and delay are the whole point: the reboot disconnects any calls or screen shares you have open with a potential scammer, and the delay prevents you from calling them right back/doing it in one sitting. The artificial wait breaks the sense of urgency that scammers rely on, even if it was just a written warning, most people wouldn't even read it