# Egidio: Scam Text & Call Block > Block spam calls & robocalls. Detect scam texts, phishing & smishing. On-device. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.egidio.protect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.egidio.protect) ## Overview - **ID:** `app.egidio.protect` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Egidio - **Category:** COMMUNICATION - **Downloads:** 14 - **Version:** 1.6.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-08-31 - **First published:** 2026-07-31 - **Publisher country:** FR - **Size:** 42 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-11 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.egidio.protect) - **Website:** [https://egidio.app](https://egidio.app/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://egidio.app/privacy](https://egidio.app/privacy) ## Description "Scam Likely" flashes up β€” and your phone rings anyway.
Egidio doesn't let it ring in the first place.

Egidio blocks robocalls and spam on your calls, and spots scams and fraud across 180+ messaging apps.

⚑ WHY EGIDIO IS DIFFERENT
An antivirus protects your phone. Egidio protects the person using it. Today's threat isn't a virus β€” it's a human manipulating you by call or text. Other apps block a list of known numbers; scammers rotate them daily. Egidio reads the message itself and recognizes the known scam and phishing patterns behind it: WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Instagram… over 180 protected apps.

πŸ•ΈοΈ IT CONNECTS WHAT OTHERS SEE SEPARATELY
A text from your "bank," then a call from an unknown number five minutes later: taken alone, each looks harmless. Egidio sees your calls and messaging apps on the same phone and links the signals across channels.

πŸ” NOT SURE? GET A SECOND OPINION
Something feel off about a message? Paste it into Egidio β€” an SMS, an email, a chat message, a link, a screenshot β€” and the same engine protecting your messaging apps tells you whether it looks like fraud or phishing, and why. Even on channels Egidio doesn't monitor continuously.

πŸ”• IT DOESN'T LABEL, IT BLOCKS
"Scam Likely" leaves the decision to you: it rings, buzzes, interrupts you. Egidio blocks robocalls at the source β€” your phone stays silent. This only applies to robocalls and telemarketing, never to the people you know.

🌍 IT FOLLOWS YOU ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
Scams differ between New York, Dubai and Manila. Egidio carries local scam knowledge for 30 countries and adapts its protection to where you are. In 16 languages.

🧠 AN ENGINE CALIBRATED FOR YOUR COUNTRY
A country-calibrated signature engine analyzes every call and message in real time β€” entirely on your device.

πŸ›‘οΈ WHAT EGIDIO BLOCKS AND DETECTS
β€’ Robocalls and telemarketing beyond the National Do Not Call Registry (TCPA-style violations)
β€’ Premium-rate, international and withheld numbers
β€’ Phishing links and malicious attachments in your messaging apps
β€’ Wangiri-style calls (one ring, then an expensive callback number)
β€’ 20+ fraud families: fake bank rep, fake tech support, investment and crypto scams, government impersonation (IRS, Social Security), sextortion…

βœ… IT BLOCKS THE DANGER, NOT YOUR PEOPLE
Your doctor, your family, your contacts always get through. Egidio quarantines spam β€” you keep the final say.

πŸ”’ YOUR DATA NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE
No account. No email. No cloud. Egidio runs 100% on your device: no number, message or contact ever leaves it. Proof? Switch on airplane mode β€” Egidio still protects you. Your privacy isn't the product: it's the principle.

πŸ“Š YOU SEE EVERYTHING
A clear log and a vigilance graph show when scammers are targeting you. Dual SIM? Egidio automatically separates your personal and work lines.

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ EGIDIO FAMILY
Protect up to 4 people: a parent, a teen with their first phone β€” scammers target the most vulnerable.

βš™οΈ SIMPLE AND LIGHTWEIGHT
Install, turn on in 30 seconds, forget about it. Egidio works quietly in the background without slowing your phone down.

❓ FAQ
β€’ Does Egidio block SMS or texts automatically? No β€” it reads them in Second Opinion, its message scanner. An SMS, an email, any message: paste it in and get a verdict instantly.
β€’ Does Egidio see my messages? No. Everything is analyzed on your phone.
β€’ Will it block an important call? No: your contacts always get through.
β€’ Dual SIM? Yes β€” personal and work lines are separated automatically.

Download Egidio and take back control of your phone.
Blocks spam and robocalls. Spots scams, fraud and phishing. Calls and messaging. 100% on-device. ## Rankings - #2,725,676 β€” Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `app.egidio.protect.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Aegix: Mobile Security](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cryosim.aegix) β€” 19 users - [CallGuard AI: AI Call Blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.callguards.ai) β€” 3,631 users - [Blocker: Spam Call & SMS ID](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartblock.spamcall.blocker.pro) β€” 34,225 users - [Vigia Scam Protection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vigia.g2bf.vigia) β€” 2,078 users - [Smart Blocker: Call ID App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.callerid.spamblocker.call.message.app) β€” 2,110,586 users - [ScamWarden](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scamwarden.app) β€” 24 users - [ScammerBlock](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.everythingelseai.scammerblock) β€” 4 users - [Antiestafas: Detecta y Reporta](https://chrome-stats.com/d/detector.de.estafas) β€” 107 users - [AEGISITE - AI Guardian](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hu.workflo.aegisite) β€” 60 users - [Screen Calls & Block Spam](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.realnetworks.kontxt.voice) β€” 12,564 users - [Telefono Protetto](https://chrome-stats.com/d/it.telefonoprotetto.app) β€” 139 users - [Fraud Protector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gi.noema.mobilefraudprotector) β€” 809 users, 4.00 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.egidio.protect)