by dbadmin | Feb 2, 2026 | Google, Google Phone app, News
TL;DR Last year Google started supporting a landscape mode UI for its Phone app. Eventually a new option to lock the app in portrait arrived for beta testers. That setting is now broadly available, as Google addresses confusion surrounding the feature. The software on...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S26
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR New code suggests Google is bringing its AI-powered Scam Detection feature to the Galaxy S26 series, potentially ending Pixel exclusivity. Model numbers for the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra were discovered...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Google, Google Phone app, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s “Take a Message” feature on Pixel phones is not functioning as intended. Instead of recording the caller’s message as a voicemail, it may allow them to hear you in the background. The bug appears to affect all...
by dbadmin | Jan 20, 2026 | Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Phone app now supports landscape UI, meaning it will rotate if your system-wide auto-rotate is on. However, this feature apparently keeps getting added and removed between stable updates. Google also added a...
by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2025 | Google, Google Phone app, News
TL;DR Last month we spotted Google developing Call Reason, a system for signaling call priority that could override DND. Google formally announced Call Reason at the start of December, saying that beta access would get underway shortly. Testers have now begun to start...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Google, Google Phone app, News
TL;DR Google implemented a landscape-mode UI for the Phone app’s call interface earlier this year. At the time it was not clear if this change was even intentional, or what use cases it was meant for. In its latest beta, the Phone app finally adds an option to stay...
