Google Phone app comes to more Android devices with verified calls
- Google is bringing its phone app to more Android phones starting this week.
- Verified calls are also checked for spam and fraud.
- Call screening will initially be available in the United States, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Spain.
After numerous tests, Google’s new phone app is reaching a wider audience – and may help you deal with a flood of spam calls. The internet giant has confirmed that the Google Phone app, along with verified calls, will be coming to “even more” Android hardware from the end of this week.
Verified calls are not like any other call screening system that mainly looks to verify that the phone number provided is the actual source of the call. Instead, Google’s approach shows when a company or institution was reviewed. For example, you will know whether it is really your bank that is calling. Callers can also provide reasons that appear on your screen, such as: B. a grocery order.
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The feature will initially be available in the United States, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Spain. Google hasn’t specified exactly which devices will get the new phone app. The feature has been tested for several months and is being supported by partners to set up brands like Bandwidth, Neustar and Vonage.
The addition comes less than a year after Verified SMS and has broadly the same goals. It could of course help you ignore spam and scam calls, but it also gives you a reason to use the Google Phone app instead of a third-party dialer. Not only might that convince you to stick to Android, but phones that better reflect Google’s vision as well.
This could also lead to more stores working with Google. If people are more likely to take calls from verified companies, companies may be more likely to use Google’s services. This could be good news for you – don’t be surprised if your favorite restaurant or business is easier to get to online.
