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Google’s Phone App is Downloadable on Most Phones Now, Not Just Pixels

Tim August 11, 2020 24

Thanks to an update for the beta version of Google's in-house Phone app, the app appears to be downloadable and usable on pretty much any Android device. This is major news, since it was once only supported by Pixel and Android One devices. Keep in mind, this...

Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Pick-Up Pixel 3’s Call Screen Feature

Kellen November 16, 2018

Google's Call Screen, the spambot owning call screener that was introduced to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, is now rolling out to the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL in the latest Google Phone update. So not only do you now have dark mode, friends with Pixel 2, you get...

Google Phone App Update Just Brought Us a Dark Theme

Kellen November 15, 2018

Back in August, Google told us that a dark theme was "coming soon" to the Google Phone app. Today, almost two months later, that dark theme has arrived! The update showed up in the latest update to the Google Phone beta as v26.0.221539659. If you want to opt-...

Google Phone’s Dark Mode is “Coming Soon”

Kellen August 27, 2018

You are all aware that Google has changed most of its apps in recent weeks to being heavily white, which has led many to wonder if we'd finally get some dark modes. In a recent Android Messages update, we got just that, but apps like the Google Phone and...

Google Phone App Update Brings the All-White Treatment

Kellen August 10, 2018

Earlier this week, Google updated the Contacts app, ridding it of almost all color by dunking it into a tub of white paint. Today, they've done the same for the Google Phone app. When you update, you'll see version 23.0 and like the Contacts app, will only get...

Google Phone App Gets Beta Program on Play Store

Kellen April 10, 2018 38

Want to get into another beta version of a Google app? The Google Phone app now has a beta program and you can sign-up this minute. All you have to do is hit that Google Play link below on your phone and scroll to the bottom of the app listing to find the "...

Google’s Phone App for Nexus Devices Gets Spam Calling Protection

Kellen July 25, 2016 47

Google is updating the Phone app that is included on their Nexus devices to include spam protection against unwanted calls. The newest version of the app will alert you as a call is coming in if it may be a "suspected" spam caller (see below) and then let you...

Google Phone and Contacts Apps are Back on Google Play, Still Only for Nexus Devices

Kellen December 7, 2015

Update 12/7: They are back again! (Still only for Nexus phones, though.) This morning, Google pushed two apps to Google Play for the first time, Contacts and Phone (or Dialer, depending on Google's mood). The arrival of each shouldn't surprise you, though I...