by dbadmin | Jun 26, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, Google Pixel, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google seems to be planning to integrate Scam Detection and Call Screen features into the Pixel device setup process. Currently, these protective features need to be manually enabled by users, so there’s a fair chance many...
by dbadmin | Jun 25, 2025 | Google, Google Phone app, Material 3 Expressive, News
Over the past few weeks, we’ve tracked a number of Material 3 Expressive changes in development for Google’s Phone all. Last week testers in the Phone beta program first started seeing some of these changes arrive. This week Google confirms the rollout and details...
by dbadmin | Jun 19, 2025 | Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google has started rolling out the Phone app’s Material 3 Expressive redesign on the beta channel. The updated interface brings visual changes to the in-call screen and Recent tab. It also introduces two new incoming call...
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,...
