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

Google changed the app and now my favorites are displayed differently. They used to be rows of 3 large brightly colored circles with the person's name in a large font. I could scroll up and down quickly to find the favorite. Also, I knew which color each contact was. The favorites are now tiny dark circles across the top of my screen that I have to scroll through side to side which takes much longer. It doesn't display my most frequently called favorites first and I can't rearrange the order!

I don't like the way the phone app contacts/missed calls/recent calls/Favorites is set up from the newest update. the configuration of the way the contacts/missed calls/recent calls/Favorites was a lot better-simpler for me to use. it would be great if you could go back to previous version layout. it would be helpful not just for myself but also for older people. ease of use is better than speed.

I loved this app before a recent update, but a few things changed that I really don't like. The Hold button is gone from calls, so I can't put calls on hold manually. When I switch calls, it sometimes glitches and goes on hold, so I lose the call. It also used to be possible when getting a busy signal, to hang up instantly and try again. This is no longer possible. I do not know why these features were changed, but I'm disappointed that an app update made things worse. I hope these get fixed.

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.