Phone by Google

Google LLC

About this app

Google’s official phone calling app is now available to download for the first time. Phone helps you easily connect with family and friends, block spam callers, and know who’s calling before you answer – all with a simple, intuitive design.

Powerful spam protection
See warnings about suspicious callers that help you avoid unwanted calls from spammers, telemarketers and scammers. Block numbers to prevent them from calling you again.

Know who’s calling you
Google’s extensive caller ID coverage lets you know the business that’s calling so that you can answer with confidence.

No more waiting on hold ^{1, 5}
Hold for Me lets you go back to your day. If a business puts you on hold, Google Assistant can wait on the line for you and let you know when someone is ready to talk.

Screen unknown callers ^{1, 2}
Call Screen answers unknown callers, filters out detected spammers without interrupting you, and helps you learn more about callers you don’t recognize before you pick up.

Visual voicemail ^{1, 3}
Check your messages without needing to call your voicemail – view and play them in any order, read transcriptions, and delete or save them right from the app.

Call recording ¹
Record your phone calls to capture important information for reference later. Everyone hears a disclosure when the recording starts so they’re aware, and recordings are saved on your phone.

Intuitive design
Our simple, lightweight design keeps your favorite people just a tap away. Plus, switch to dark mode to save battery and reduce eye strain at night.

Emergency support ^{1, 4}
See your current location when you make an emergency call, and share information about the assistance you require, along with your location, to the emergency operator without speaking.

Phone app is available on most Android devices running Android^™ 9.0 and above.

Also available for Wear OS.

¹Available only on some devices that have Phone pre-installed.
²Manual screening is not available in all languages or countries. For more information, see g.co/help/callscreen. Automatic screening is available in the US only, English only. Call Screen may not detect all spam calls.
³Transcription is available in the US only, English only.
⁴Available in Australia, United Kingdom and the US only, English only.
⁵Available in the US only, English only. Pixel 2+ devices only. Toll-free numbers only. May not detect every on-hold scenario.

Ratings and reviews

it's a phone, and this app barely functions. The most difficult part about using a modern phone is the terrible amount of issues. Sound quality tends to be abysmal even at full service, and there seems to be no notion of a screen lock while the phone is to my head. Half of the time, my cheek puts the call on hold, pause, mute, or simply hangs up. Bluetooth integration is confusing, as well, and when i give up, the call is often dropped.

I really liked some of the features. One in particular, pull up a contact (in the phone app) and scroll down to the bottom. Select "Call History" and it would load all incoming and outgoing calls to that person. The last update took that feature away and gave us garbage like "Audio Emojis". Like I really need this? I even tried to see if Google could pull up this info for me but no such luck.

Even with Do not disturb OFF, all calls go directly to voicemail. I had already tried restarting and un-installing and re-installing the app. I don't know how to clear the app cache. Spectrum Customer Service walked me through a factory reset which solved the problem. I'll eventually learn what else happened. Google C/S offered to help for $5.00 which was "totally refundable". I just bought 2 phones a few months ago. I didn't feel like jumping through hoops for a $5.00 refund!

What's new

With our latest update to Call Screen on Pixel devices in the US, the Google Assistant now helps you automatically screen unknown callers and filter out detected robocalls before your phone ever rings. And when it’s not a robocall, your phone rings a few moments later with helpful context about who is calling and why.