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

I like the improvements to the UI, but I've had a lot of functionality issues over the last year. The caller ID not showing up all time is annoying, but the voicemail syncing is just non existent. I'll get a notification 20 hours later that I received a new voicemail. most of the time that I click "play" on a message it says it can't be retrieved. It's been a long time that it's been going on, and other Pixel users I know have said the same thing. PLEASE FIX!

Prior to the recent update this was a great app. I liked the way that everything operated. No the app is almost unusable. If the app does not get changed back to how it worked before I will be changing phones to get something that is actually user friendly. My contract is up and I wanted to keep my phone for a while, but if you are going to make the Google phones so difficult to use, I will pay for a new phone to get away from this awful phone. I use my phone all day for work.

Functionally the app works well. I don't like the recent update that removed the favorites tab and placed my starred contacts only at the top of the window. If they're going to be there at least make it so I can organize them how I want, not just default alphabetic. Also give the option to long hold on them to message or video chat instead of auto calling them if I click on that starred contact.

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.