Google is updating its 'Call Screen' Google Assistant service to automatically skip unknown numbers and transcribe the call's details.
Google's journey to end automated telemarketing — also known as"robocalls" — is taking another step forward this week with a major update to Android's"Call Screen" feature. The latest update enables Google's Pixel smartphones to outright skip phone calls that may be automated. Your phone doesn't even ring if it receives a call from an unknown number. After Call Screen intervenes, it determines whether the call is from a robot.
Google's journey to end automated telemarketing — also known as"robocalls" — is taking another step forward this week with a major update to Android's"Call Screen" feature. The latest update enables Google's Pixel smartphones to outright skip phone calls that may be automated. Your phone doesn't even ring if it receives a call from an unknown number. After Call Screen intervenes, it determines whether the call is from a robot.
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