Google 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 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.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone is the latest app to get a Material You makeover ahead of Android 12’s release later this year.
Update: Within days of the Material You design rolling out, Google Phone has gained the dynamic colors to match, for some.
Expand Expanding CloseThe call recording feature announced for the Google Phone app has had a slow rollout, but it is now coming to eligible Pixel devices across the globe.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 12 brings with it a big overhaul to notifications and Quick Settings. Many parts of the redesign launched with Android 12 Beta 1, but Google is now rolling out an “Ongoing call” chip for the Phone app.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Phone by Google app — as it’s officially named — is a key part of the Pixel experience, and home to a handful of Assistant and other smart features. Google is now testing a settings redesign in the Phone app to make everything more manageable.
Expand Expanding CloseBesides unveiling Material You, Google at I/O 2021 last month detailed how “GS Text” is the company’s new font and beginning to appear in more first-party applications. Google Sans Text is now in use by the Phone app on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Google Phone app pre-installed on Pixels and other devices is getting an upgrade to its built-in search to be better about surfacing a number you’ve recently called but isn’t saved to your contact list.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone is making it easier than ever to message a business instead of calling them with a new “Chat” button.
Expand Expanding CloseTo help you screen unwanted calls, the Google Phone app is rolling out the Caller ID Announcement feature that will announce the name and number of any incoming calls.
Expand Expanding CloseThe ability to record callers in the Google Phone app is a popular addition, but the feature is expanding to include the ability to automatically record all calls from numbers not in your contacts.
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