Google Assistant can answer the phone so you can check calls

In France, Google has published a feature for its mobile app that allows you to use the Google Assistant to answer calls for you.

Call filtering on Google Phone // Source: Google

In 2019, Google launched a more than welcome feature in the US to deal with phone call attack by bots. Pixel call screen, This job is now available in France.

These are actually seven new countries that can benefit from Jobs within the Google Phone app : Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Spain and thus France. Concretely, this feature will allow you to ask Google Assistant to answer the phone for you. To take advantage of this feature, just go to the settings of the Google Phone app, then to “Check calls”.

The function will allow, upon receiving a suspicious call, to answer automatically with the Google Voice Assistant. The smartphone screen will then display the various interactions between the voice of the assistant and the person on the phone who will be able to determine the reason for their call. “Google Assistant filters the call and asks the caller to identify them and specify the reason for their call. From your side, you will get real-time transcripts of the caller’s answer”, according to Google on the feature’s support page.

Manual filtering is required

Unlike the job As shown in the United StatesHowever, calls will necessarily be filtered manually and Google will not offer automatic filtering based on the phone number in France.

We were able to use the feature in a file Google Pixel 6 Pro. When you get a call, all you have to do is select Google Assistant filter instead of picking up or rejecting the call. You will then see the discussion between your assistant and your interviewer unfold before your eyes with the possibility of asking for more details. However, the person on the phone told me that the first message was not clear in that he did not understand from the start that the discussion was conducted directly by my phone and not by myself, especially because he heard my voice. In addition, transcription can sometimes leave something to be desired, even if one understands the main part of what the person on the phone wants to communicate.

The job is already available On all Pixel phones and some other Android phones.