Pixel Phone app rolling out Call Recording & Android Auto access

Google today detailed a handful of recent and upcoming features for the Pixel Phone app, while officially detailing broader international availability.

Acknowledging that “basic Call Recording is a fundamentally useful feature” even without AI summaries or transcription, Google is officially bringing it to “all countries where Pixel is supported.” The “expansion to new countries will roll out through the rest of the year.”

Specifically: “Call Recording will be available on Pixel 6 and newer, for devices that can’t support richer Call Notes functionality.” There will be a disclaimer to “respect the other caller’s privacy.”

Meanwhile, you’ll be able to access Call Screen from Android Auto. “Later this year,” you’ll be able to activate Call Notes from your car. 

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The other part of today’s announcement is focussed on international expansion of Google’s calling features.

• Scam Detection is expanding to Australia, Canada, Great Britain, India, and Ireland
• Call Notes will roll out to additional countries this year to Australia, Canada, India, and Ireland “as a beta preview”
• Call Screen is coming to Australia, Canada, and Ireland. In India (starting with English and Hindi), Pixel 10 users will soon get a beta version of Manual Call Screen. Additionally:

We are also working on helping users in India who do not speak the same language as the caller, by providing the ability to translate what is said to Call Screen to the user’s language.

Finally, Google’s post today recapped Magic Cue and Voice Translate on the Pixel 10, as well as Take a Message. All Pixel Phone app users benefit from Material 3 Expressive, with Google saying the following: “More than a visual refresh, it creates a more intuitive and easier experience.”

The Favorites carousel at the top of the Home tab, which also has a “simplified recent calls list,” is supposed to save you from navigating between screens. Then there’s the “horizontal swipe and single-tap options for answering and declining calls.”