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Google Voice provides text transcripts for voicemail, but I'm not aware of it having ever supported anything like the screen call feature. When you activate th
by TheAceOfHearts 8y ago
Google Voice provides text transcripts for voicemail, but I'm not aware of it having ever supported anything like the screen call feature.
When you activate the feature the caller hears the following message: "Hi, the person you’re calling is using a screening service from Google, and will get a copy of this conversation. Go ahead and say your name, and why you’re calling."
Then you'll see a live transcript with whatever the caller says, and you're given multiple choices with which to respond. Here's some of the available actions / responses, along with the message the caller hears:
* Is it urgent? - “Do you need to get a hold of them urgently?”
* Report as spam - “Please remove this number from your mailing and contact list. Thanks, and goodbye.”
* I'll call you back - “They can’t talk right now, but they'll give you a call later. Thanks, and goodbye.”
* I can't understand - "It's difficult to understand you at the moment. Could you repeat what you just said?”
You also have the option to answer or end the call at any time.
Another important detail is that this is done exclusively using on-device technologies, so it works offline and it preserves your privacy. Voicemail transcripts are generated on Google's servers.
All of this information is taken verbatim from the two articles I linked as part of my original response.