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Call Screen starts slowly rolling out the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
- Google has started rolling out Assistant’s Call Screen feature to the Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL.
- Call Screen allows Assistant to answer calls on the user’s behalf and record a message for them.
- It’s available in the U.S. only right now.
It looks like Google has started rolling out Call Screen to the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Android Police was tipped-off about the update yesterday before several others in the comments chimed-in to say they’d received it too.
The feature, which launched with the Pixel 3, allows Google Assistant to answer calls on the user’s behalf. Here, Assistant will ask the caller to explain the reason for the call, and that a copy of the message will be passed on. Pixel owners can customize Assistant’s responses, as well as listen in to the call live and answer if they wish to.
This can be particularly useful for dealing with nuisance phone calls; read more about it here.
Google has previously said Call Screening would come to the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL in November, but it didn’t offer a more precise date. The rollout seems to be underway now, but given the sparse confirmations, it could take another few days (or perhaps weeks) to arrive to all users. It’s a U.S.-only feature for now.
Look out for the functionality on your Pixel 2 soon and let us know in the comments if it’s already with you. For everything else you need to know about how the gen-two Pixel stacks up against the latest model, head to our Google Pixel 2 vs Google Pixel 3 comparison.