You’ve heard of Hold for Me, but Google’s next calling trick could work in reverse

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An Android Authority teardown has uncovered a Google Phone feature dubbed Ask to Hold.
This could allow Google Assistant to hold your phone call.

Google offers a variety of calling features on Pixel phones, including Call Screening and Direct My Call. Another notable feature is Hold for Me, which allows Google Assistant to wait on a call when you’re put on hold. Now, it looks like the company could let you put callers on hold.

We dug into the latest Google Phone beta (version 141.0.662309765) and discovered evidence of a so-called “Ask to hold” feature. We weren’t able to enable the feature but the below strings give us an idea of what to expect.