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Tired of fumbling through automated phone menus? Direct My Call displays the menu options right on your screen, letting you navigate with a tap. No more listening to long lists of options \u2014 just tap and go!<\/p>\n
Hold for Me waits on the line for you if you\u2019ve been put on hold. When someone\u2019s ready for you, Hold for Me will inform them you\u2019re returning and notify you that they\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n
Call Notes replaces the need to find a scrap of paper and pen to jot down important details \u2014 like dates, addresses, things you need to follow up on and the general topics you spoke about \u2014 from a phone call. It automatically creates summaries of your calls, highlighting what you need to know, and creates full transcripts so you can see the call in its entirety.<\/p>\n
Call Notes was built using Gemini Nano and designed to handle the types of conversations that happen on phone calls, so it knows what to add to the note and what probably doesn\u2019t need to be included \u2014 things like what time you need to be somewhere or the location of a meeting spot. To use Call Notes, just head to the Call Assist menu and turn it on. Then when you\u2019re taking phone calls, you\u2019ll see a button on your in-call screen that allows you to activate Call Notes for that conversation.<\/p>\n
You can use Live Caption to \u201cread\u201d and respond to incoming phone calls \u2014 it\u2019s an incredible accessibility feature for those who are D\/deaf, hard of hearing or have partial hearing. From your Pixel\u2019s accessibility settings, just turn on Live Caption and the next time you have an incoming phone call, you\u2019ll get an option to use Live Caption for the call. A text box and keyboard will appear, and you\u2019ll see the caller\u2019s words written out. You\u2019ll be able to type back to respond, as the app will read your input aloud to the caller. You can even head to Live Caption\u2019s settings to select the voice that will read your texts out loud to callers.<\/p>\n
Call Screen helps you find out who\u2019s calling you and why. In your settings, you can choose whether Call Screen works automatically or manually.<\/p>\n
Call Screen works manually by default \u2014 you just tap \u201cScreen call\u201d when a call comes through. If it\u2019s someone in your contact list, you\u2019ll have the option to use Call Screen to ask if the call is urgent by tapping on \u201cAsk if urgent.\u201d In both cases, you\u2019ll see Call Screen transcribe the call live on your screen and give you the option to use replies to interact if you still don\u2019t want to or can\u2019t pick up. And if you have a Pixel 9 or Pixel 9 Pro, you can even turn on AI-powered suggested replies for a larger range of responses generated in real time based on what the caller is saying. You can review the audio or transcript after the call in your Recents tab.<\/p>\n
If you choose to have Call Screen work automatically, it will answer suspicious looking calls for you and ask who\u2019s calling and why. You\u2019ll see a silent notification that says that screening is in progress, and you can tap on the notification to peek at the transcript as it\u2019s generated to see if you actually do<\/i> want to answer. If the call is determined to likely be spam, Call Screen will politely end the call. Non-spam calls will ring for you and you\u2019ll get a summary of what the caller said, so you can decide if you want to take the call. If you still don\u2019t want to pick up, you can tap on \u201cCall me back,\u201d and Call Screen will return to the call and ask the caller to try you later. And should you choose this later option, you can always use Call Screen again later \u2014 because it\u2019s totally up to you how long you play phone tag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n