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I'd like an option similar to the old answering machine / secretary screening for unknown callers: 1. A voice assistant says to the caller "may I ask who's cal
by fitzroy 8y ago
I'd like an option similar to the old answering machine / secretary screening for unknown callers:
1. A voice assistant says to the caller "may I ask who's calling [records response] and what is your call in reference to [records response]?"
2. Siri announces the call to me if the phone is not set to Not Disturb mode.
3. I accept the call or decline. If I decline, Siri gives the caller the option to leave an additional message.
TL;DR Caller states their name and business before I pick up.
- illnewsthat 8y agoThis is almost exactly what Google is doing. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/16/18098714/google-assistant-spam-call-screening-pixel-2-xl https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/16/18098714/google-assistan... > ...you can tap the “screen call” button. Google Assistant will then alert the caller that you’re using a screening service and that you’ll receive a copy of the conversation. From then, you can choose to pick up the call, hang up, or block the number.
- fitzroy 8y agoOh, that's great (and now I feel validated that my feature requests aren't crazy). Google definitely seems to be ahead in layering on top of traditional telephony to fix the limitations. I've used a Google Voice number for ages for this kind of stuff, and basically just never answer it.