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Google just announced that some Pixel phones are getting next-gen call screening. This improves on the pre-existing Call Screen feature by implementing a new Hello button. Once tapped, the system will deploy Google Assistant to speak on your behalf.<\/p>\n
The digital assistant will ask the caller why they\u2019re trying to reach you, and you\u2019ll be able to hear the response in real-time. If it sounds important, you can interrupt and begin the call. If not, you can kick them to the curb and go back to watching TV.<\/p>\n
Google Assistant already <\/a> but the Hello button gives the user ultimate control as to when to begin the screening process. There\u2019s even an option to tell the caller to wait a little bit, if you can’t get to the phone quite yet. In addition to the real-time element, the tool <\/a> of these screenings to peruse at your leisure. The new Call Screen update is only available for the Pixel Fold and Pixel 6 phones and newer.<\/p>\n This is part of a larger March features drop for Pixel phones. Google\u2019s smartphones will now be able to share 10-bit HDR videos directly to Instagram, with no processing required. This is similar to the approach Samsung recently took with its <\/a><\/p>\n The features drop also expands the company\u2019s <\/a> to Pixel 7 smartphones. As the name suggests, this lets people search for stuff by simply drawing a circle around the object. The tool was previously only available for Pixel 8 and Galaxy S24 users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n