by dbadmin | Aug 16, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Contacts, Google Phone app
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority In late July, Android Authority reported that Google was working on a new “Calling Cards” feature for its Contacts app. Yesterday, it began rolling out widely for everyone to use. When you receive a call on your Android phone,...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | Google, Google Contacts, Google Phone app, News
Google has started to roll out the Calling Cards feature in the Contacts and Phone apps. This feature lets you create a stylish profile for your contacts. This differs from Apple’s Contact Posters, which only lets you create a poster for yourself. We’ve been tracking...
by dbadmin | Jul 31, 2025 | Google, Google Phone app, Material 3 Expressive, News
Google Android apps are going Material 3 Expressive, and Phone got started with a beta last month. In addition to the new look, Phone also added a new gesture select option for answering calls. This week, availability of both changes appear to be heading out much more...
by dbadmin | Jul 24, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google is testing a new “Unhold” shortcut in call notifications through its Phone app. The new button replaces the “Mute” button whenever a user puts a call on hold. Although not yet live, this change would improve usability...
by dbadmin | Jul 23, 2025 | AI, Google Phone app, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 9, News
Credit: Google Google has started rolling out an auto-delete feature to Call Notes on Pixel 9 phones. This feature lets you automatically delete Call Notes after a specified period of time. The news comes a few months after we first discovered evidence of this option....
by dbadmin | Jul 10, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google has already rolled out many Material 3 Expressive changes to the Google Phone app, but more changes are in the pipeline. Within the app, the Keypad will likely get its own permanent tab replacing Contacts, while...
