It's always the same scenario. A message arrives. A package waiting for pickup, an unpaid bill, a relative "in trouble," a bank that "detected suspicious activity." Nothing proves it's fake. Nothing proves it's real.
So you hesitate. You show the screen to someone. You type the number into a search engine. You click, just to be sure. Second Opinion replaces those three reflexes with a single gesture.
How it works
You receive a message that makes you uneasy
SMS, email, a message on any messaging app — any channel, including the ones Egidio doesn't monitor continuously.
You paste it, or you share it
From the Egidio app, or straight from the app where you received it: tap "Share" → "Egidio." Works with copied text or a screenshot.
You get an explained verdict
The same engine as the real-time protection examines the content and shows you what it found — not just a "yes" or a "no."
What you see
This message combines several mechanisms found in known scam attempts.
Reconstruction of the display format — this example's content is not from a real message.
The language is deliberately measured: Egidio never tells you "this is a scam" with a certainty it doesn't have. It shows you the signals it found, and explains why — so you can decide, with the facts in hand. It's the same detailed explanation given for every call blocked automatically.
Why this isn't already automatic on everything
Egidio filters your unwanted calls continuously, forever, for free. On some messaging apps, with Premium, that continuous monitoring extends there too. But no app can, or should, read all your SMS and all your emails permanently in the background — that's a deliberate privacy choice, not a hidden technical limit.
Second Opinion is the answer to that choice: on a channel Egidio doesn't monitor continuously, you stay in control. You submit the message yourself, right when you need to — and you get the same analytical rigor as on a call filtered automatically.
A lingering doubt is a decision made without information. Second Opinion closes that gap in seconds — so the next suspicious message doesn't have to rely on your vigilance alone.
Frequently asked questions
How does Second Opinion work?
You paste a text (SMS, email, message) or share a screenshot from any app to Egidio. The engine that protects your messaging apps in real time examines it and returns an explained verdict within seconds.
Does Second Opinion work on a text message, even though Egidio doesn't monitor my SMS?
Yes. That is exactly its purpose: on a channel Egidio doesn't monitor continuously, you stay in control — you submit the message yourself, whenever you need to.
Are my messages sent to a server?
No. Both the text analysis and the screenshot reading (character recognition) happen entirely on your device.
Is Second Opinion included in the free version?
No, it's a Premium feature. The free version already blocks unwanted calls forever; Second Opinion is one of the features that extend protection to your messages. See everything Premium unlocks →