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

Overall an ok app. But honestly it has the worst answer/decline UI I've ever seen. I can't ignore a call! I should just wait for ringing to finish. It's really annoying. I just want to ignore a call (I don't want to answer nor decline). Gestures wont work (obviously because the same gesture that closes the screen, also answers the call :| and the back gesture just doesn't work). Please fix that. There are many ways to do that.

There is a MAJOR issue with the proximity sensor in the entire Pixel 5 and 6 series. It does not shut down the screen when you are making a call...it does however turn the screen off, if your finger gets anywhere near the uppermost 20 percent of the screen....which means any searchbars or any apps in the top row become unusable...this issue seems to be connected with the phone app and needs to be fixed IMMEDIATELY

- Still shows notifications for blocked numbers, suggestions for how this could be fixed in previous versions don't work anymore. - It's not clear when the app is going to call someone. Sometimes you have to click a number e.g. to save or block it, but sometimes clicking a number immediately starts a call. - Swipe back gestures usually close an activity, but here they just put a call in this stupid background mode so if you try to stop a call it doesn't and just makes it even harder.

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.