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I enabled Android's new security feature that detects fake cell towers - here's why

ID: 36b53b49-f1c3-59bc-88a0-6b55a480b746

STIX ID: report--36b53b49-f1c3-59bc-88a0-6b55a480b746

Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-07-07

Date Updated: 2026-07-07

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The ZDNET article outlines Android 17's new Network notifications feature that warns users when they connect to unencrypted Wi‑Fi or networks that capture device/SIM identifiers, and highlights a permanently enabled Network generation setting that prevents 2G connections to reduce the risk of IMSI-catcher interception; it provides step-by-step guidance for enabling the setting and advises updating Android if the option is unavailable.

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