I relied on Gboard's new scam detection for a week to see if it can actually save me from scammers

Google’s new Gboard scam detection adds another layer of defense against mobile smishing by warning users before they send replies to suspicious texts, which could reduce account compromise, fraud losses, and time spent responding to incidents. For CIOs and technology leaders, the strategic takeaway is that Google is pushing more security onto-device and closer to the user, but the feature is limited to eligible Pixel devices and is not fully reliable, so it should be treated as a supplemental control rather than a primary defense. IT organizations should view it as part of a broader mobile security and user-awareness strategy that still depends on policy, training, and verification workflows.