by dbadmin | Jun 11, 2025 | Google Phone app, News
Google is testing the removal of the Favorites tab in the Phone app. Favorite contacts appear as a horizontal row at the top of the Recents tab in the new layout. The frequent contacts section no longer has a place in this redesign. Google is testing a significant...
by dbadmin | Jun 5, 2025 | Authority Insights, Call recording, Google, Google Phone app, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Google An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Phone app could let you switch to audio tones when using Call Notes. The Call Notes feature currently plays an audio-based disclaimer to let people know they’re being recorded. Chimes would be far...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google is testing two interfaces for the incoming call screen in the Phone app. Users may be able to choose between a pill-based horizontal swipe UI or an iPhone-like single-tap UI for answering/declining calls. However,...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority An Android Authority teardown has revealed Material 3 Expressive design tweaks coming to Google’s Phone app. The visual tweaks currently apply to the incoming call and in-call menus. This comes after we discovered visual...
by dbadmin | May 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, Call recording, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Phone app could automatically delete your Call Notes. This joins the existing option to automatically delete call recordings. The Call Notes feature is restricted to...
by dbadmin | Mar 13, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google is testing a new left-right sliding gesture for answering and rejecting calls in the Phone app. The new UI is a departure from the current up-down swipe mechanism. The new UI has a distinct look reminiscent of older...
