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 hate the swipe left to go back. I wish there were a back button. also the phone and the swipe stability is not great. I go to put my finger on something and it slides the screen down or go es reverts back to the previous page. it's just either to touchy or something because it doesn't work right. also, the phone seems to put people on hold or mutes them quite often while I'm talking to them on the phone when I'm not even touching the phone. so I don't know what the issue is there.

Calls seem clear. However too often calls begin showing missed; neither calls incoming nor outgoing ring at all. Power off, then on, then restarting again in addition to clearing cache and/or regular storage seems to bring relief however it's only temporary. This negative experience is at least once per day. The only indication of a missed call is a voicemail which may or may not be applicable each time a caller cannot get through. Thanks for reading.

A telephone. The original sole purpose of mobile... phones. Then, the primary "app" of smart phones. You'd think by now phone functionality would be flawless. In fact, I've never had major issues with a phone app save for occasional one-off glitches. That is until Google's phone app. Congratulations, you've managed to screw up the simplest purpose of these devices. This app constantly keeps ringing in my ear after the party I called has answered and won't end calls without a full restart.

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.