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 have a Pixel and like that the dialer has advanced features, like spam protection, hold for me, easy menu navigation and so on. Advanced features are great, but basic phone functionality does not work as well with recent Android updates in combination with newer Phone app versions. Visual voicemail does not remain activated consistently, and frequently relapses into a non-activated state. Voicemail transcription has also stopped. Carrier (Mint) claims they have reached out to Google.

Calling others is good. I like that the conference call feature is fixed. that was broken for a few updates at one point. I think the sound emojis are pointless & obnoxious and nothing more than novel. What I would really like to see is a way to be seamless with video calls. I get it that the fruit brand does their thing and all but, what we have to remember is that a lot of those people choose that brand because to them, menus & options are hard.

Google phone and Contacts are a bit of a mess. the duration of past phone calls is not easily apparent. there's also no way to tap a phone call and have it bring you to the contact or text that number. it also doesn't indicate whether the phone call was from a landline or a mobile number that you could text. these are obvious usability issues that have never been addressed in any way. contacts doesn't really play well with the phone function in this and other ways.

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.