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...
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...
