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AT&T announced on Wednesday that it has turned on call validation displays for certain Android phones. That way, you can easily determine if you’re getting a spoofed robocall or a call from a spammer.
If you’re using a Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, or an LG V40 ThinQ and you get a call from a number that AT&T has authenticated, you’ll now see a green check mark to the right of that number and a message saying that it’s a “Valid number.”
Here’s what that message looks like:
Image: AT&T
If you subscribe to AT&T’s Digital Home Phone service, you can also turn on call validation, and AT&T says you’ll see a “[V]” next to a valid number. AT&T also validates calls if you’re an iPhone user, but right now, there’s no way…