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

Terrible service. I called with a prepaid card. They kept saying that they couldn't understand the numbers. I tried vocally twice, then typed them I. After a ten minute wait customer service came on. They kept pushing me to upgrade and use the automatic monthly system. Last time I used that they were billing me twice a month and still have not refunded the extra money. It all feels like greed and not customer service. The agent was extremely difficult to understand and refused to get anyone.

Latest update has made it impossible to answer incoming calls. Touch the answer button and it immediately transfers call to voice mail. Very frustrating. Resolution: Without any warning, the answering procedure changed from drag the "answer" button to drag the phone icon and drop it on "answer" or "decline." This is neither intuitive nor obvious. I had to discover it by accident after missing dozens of calls.

I have a prepaid phone. When I play my messages there's way too much preamble (time date phone number etc). I don't need all that and you're wasting my minutes. Just play the messages. All that minute burning and time consuming information is already on my phone. Another big problem for wasting my time and minutes is when I listen to my saved messages they always start at the oldest. More often than not I want to listen to the most recent. If nothing else at least give the option.🤬

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.