Google Phone app might let set ‘tap’ or ‘swipe’ to answer calls
The Phone by Google app is moving closer to a redesign of the incoming call screen that lets you pick between “Single tap” or “Horizontal swipe.”
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Google brings Scam Detection warning to the Pixel Watch
Last month, the Pixel 9 gained real-time Scam Detection, and those warnings are now coming to your paired Pixel Watch 2 and 3: “So if you’re on the go, you can be alerted to a scam call without needing to take out your phone.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle prepares new UI for answering phone calls on Pixel & other Android phones [Video]
It seems that Google is still working on a new design for the incoming call UI on its Phone app for Pixel and other Android devices, as another new UI has just surfaced.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel rolling out Scam Detection to Phone app, Google Messages in March
The latest Scam Detection features for Google Messages and the Phone by Google app are coming to Pixel with a March update.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Phone app rolls out call interface redesign, history filters
Google today is out with a blog post recapping Pixel Call Assist features that also confirms the rollout of the call UI redesign and Recents filters.
Expand Expanding ClosePhone by Google adding call history filters, Material 3 search bar [U: Beta]
The Phone by Google app is adding filters to the “Recents” tabs that lets you sort and quickly triage your call history list.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Phone app redesigns in-call UI with easier Call Notes access
Google is rolling out a redesign of the Pixel Phone app’s in-call UI that gives more prominence to Call Notes and Audio Emoji.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Phone app tests making Audio Emoji more prominent
Introduced with the Pixel 8a in May, Audio Emoji continues to see updates, like seasonal animations, with Google now testing a more prominent access point in the Phone app.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Phone app adds Christmas & Fireworks Audio Emoji, tests new video call button
The latest round of Pixel Audio Emoji celebrates Christmas and the New Year, while the broader Phone by Google app is testing a more prominent video calling shortcut.
Expand Expanding CloseYou have to enable Pixel Recorder Clear voice, Call Screen AI replies in Phone app
In addition to Pixel Screenshots and Studio, Google is rolling out Clear voice in Recorder and the Phone app’s Call Screen AI replies as part of the December 2024 Feature Drop.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Phone app rolls out real-time Scam Detection in beta
Following the announcement on Wednesday, the new real-time Scam Detection is rolling out to the Phone by Google app beta on Pixel.
Expand Expanding CloseLive Scam Detection in calls rolling out to Pixel 6-9 Phone app
After demoing at I/O 2024 in May, Google is rolling out real-time Scam Detection for phone calls on Pixel devices.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Phone app working on contextual ‘AI Replies’ in Call Screen
Google updated Call Screen with contextual replies last December, and the Pixel Phone app is now readying “AI Replies” powered by large language models.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle adds seasonal Audio Emoji to Pixel Phone app
Ahead of Halloween on Thursday, seasonal Audio Emoji has arrived for Pixel users in the Google Phone app.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone appears to be testing a new incoming call UI
The Google Phone app doesn’t often receive huge updates, but a new change to the incoming call UI appears to be in the works.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone app rolling out ‘Lookup’ reverse number search
As announced with the June Pixel Feature Drop yesterday, Phone by Google is rolling out its reverse number “Lookup” shortcut.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone app updated with transparent status bar
As Android encourages apps to go edge-to-edge, Phone by Google has been updated with a transparent status bar.
Expand Expanding CloseAudio Emoji in Pixel Phone app widely rolling out [U]
Audio Emoji was officially announced with the Pixel 8a, and it’s now seeing wide availability in the Phone app on Google devices.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone starts rolling out ‘Audio Emoji’ and they’re really weird [Video]
The Google Phone app is picking up a new trick, with the app now rolling out “Audio Emoji” to some users.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone app removes Nearby places search
As previewed in early February, the Google Phone dialer app has removed the Nearby places search feature on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone app starts showing WhatsApp calls, new video call shortcut for some
The Google Phone app appears to be testing out support for showing calls from WhatsApp, as well as making it easier to start a video call with someone.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone app removing Nearby Places, teases more Pixel call AI in 2024
The Phone by Google (as it’s officially named) app is losing a “Nearby Places” feature that “allowed business name search queries entered into the Phone app to provide local business phone number results beyond just your personal contacts.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Assistant on Pixels can now ask if an incoming call is urgent
As was first announced at the Made by Google event at the beginning of the month, you can now use the Google Assistant to ask if an incoming call from a contact is urgent.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle beta testing new Pixel Call Screen, possibly with conversational AI
Pixel Call Assist is one of Google’s differentiating phone features and the company is actively beta testing new Call Screen capabilities.
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