Pixel 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 CloseFollowing the announcement on Wednesday, the new real-time Scam Detection is rolling out to the Phone by Google app beta on Pixel.
Expand Expanding CloseAfter demoing at I/O 2024 in May, Google is rolling out real-time Scam Detection for phone calls on Pixel devices.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle 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 CloseAhead of Halloween on Thursday, seasonal Audio Emoji has arrived for Pixel users in the Google Phone app.
Expand Expanding CloseThe 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 CloseAs announced with the June Pixel Feature Drop yesterday, Phone by Google is rolling out its reverse number “Lookup” shortcut.
Expand Expanding CloseAs Android encourages apps to go edge-to-edge, Phone by Google has been updated with a transparent status bar.
Expand Expanding CloseAudio Emoji was officially announced with the Pixel 8a, and it’s now seeing wide availability in the Phone app on Google devices.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Google Phone app is picking up a new trick, with the app now rolling out “Audio Emoji” to some users.
Expand Expanding CloseAs previewed in early February, the Google Phone dialer app has removed the Nearby places search feature on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseThe 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 CloseThe 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 CloseAs 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 ClosePixel Call Assist is one of Google’s differentiating phone features and the company is actively beta testing new Call Screen capabilities.
Expand Expanding ClosePhone calling is one of the biggest areas where Google uses AI to differentiate the Pixel experience. More advanced Pixel Call Screen capabilities that take advantage of conversational AI are now being teased.
Expand Expanding CloseBack in September, the Google Phone app started testing a new calling screen, and the bottom sheet redesign is now seeing wider availability.
Expand Expanding CloseWith Android 13, Google began work on a predictive back gesture to “let users preview the destination or other result of a back gesture before fully completing it,” and you can now preview it with the Phone app on Pixel.
Expand Expanding CloseIn addition to introducing a handful of Messages features, Google is rolling out new icons for the SMS/RCS app, as well as Phone and Contacts.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s Wear OS revival comes to a head with the launch of the company’s own Pixel Watch, and with the boost that’s come from the Galaxy Watch’s success, Wear OS has seen much more interest when it comes to apps. Today, Google has released a redesigned version of its Phone app for Wear OS.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Google Phone app that handles calls and the dialer for Pixel phones appears to be testing a redesigned in-call UI that has a sort of “bottom bar” interface.
Expand Expanding CloseIt was only a couple of months ago that the Google Phone app was spotted preparing a revamped dialer design with some Material You flare. Now, the update is officially starting to roll out.
Expand Expanding CloseIn response to a research paper outlining the data collected by Google’s Phone and Messages apps, including call and text records, the company has updated both apps to better respect privacy.
Expand Expanding CloseMaterial You elements quickly took over various Google apps in the lead-up and following the rollout of Android 12, but it seems Google isn’t done. Hidden in the latest Google Phone update is a new dialer design that has some familiar Material You elements.
Expand Expanding CloseWith the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, Google is following up last year’s “Hold for Me” with new “Direct My Call” and “Wait Times” capabilities in the Phone dialer app.
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