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

Randomly stopped receiving calls and unable to make phone calls on Google Pixel 4a. I have good connectivity and Wi-Fi. I have tried reinstalling the app, restarting phone, clear app cache and storage, airplane mode on and off, disconnecting from network. However I am able to make calls with other apps such as Whatsapp. FIXED: I finally figured it out turning things on and off within settings. I found the option in Settings>Network &Internet>SIMs. Turned SIMs off and back on and its working.

I've had all kinds of issues with this. brand new a few months and battery goes from 100% to 70% in less then two hours. Gets super hot and freezes up on me. I've been very disappointed with this phone as I thought I would be really happy with my Google Pixel 7 and would hope it would work better. Not to mention it randomly disconnects from my car and then I try and transfer back and won't. I think the pictures are ok but thought they would be better so may look at Samsung again.

Overall, it's very good. It does not show notifications of voicemails sometimes. When it does this, I also do not see any voicemails in the app. If I missed some calls, I know if I restart my pixel phone, then the voicemails will appear in the app and the notification will also appear. Sometimes the display goes blank during a call and sometimes I can't answer a call.

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.