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Pixel phone's ability to answer calls for you is very useful. Rarely scammers want to talk to a bot. Does any of you know similar software for (non-google) And

by JaDogg 2y ago

Pixel phone's ability to answer calls for you is very useful. Rarely scammers want to talk to a bot. Does any of you know similar software for (non-google) Android?

geocrasher 2y ago
Indeed, the call screening feature is one reason that when my pixel 4a 5G gives up, I'll be getting another pixel.
grishka 2y ago
Does any of you know how to force-enable this feature on a Pixel 4a, preferably without tripping SafetyNet? And does it support languages other than English?
blendergeek 2y ago
I don't know of a non-Google option for this, but my Moto G7 can do this using it's stock ROM.
jimbobthrowawy 2y ago
Is there anything about that phone in particular, or is google just device-locking features to differentiate their devices? (or subsidizing something that runs on their server)
- Kwpolska 2y ago
  Pixel phones are not Nexus phones, they aren't just running stock Android — they have custom features to convince users to buy them.
- solardev 2y ago
  It's just a differentiator. It's actually tied to the Phone by Google app, but some features only work on Pixels (and maybe other phones that have it pre-installed as the default dialer, but I don't know which those are). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... It does work well though. I get a lot of spam calls and texts a month (the result of my political donations, which I didn't realize were public info and easily harvested by spammers, sigh... fucking NGP Van). The Pixel filters out the overwhelming majority of them, thankfully. The call screening works exceptionally well for spam calls, since most just hang up. The Pixel is a perfectly generic phone, IMO, but the spam blocking is amazing. I switched to an iPhone for a few months, but the spam (even with several third party apps) made it unusable and I eventually got another Pixel instead. About the only thing it consistently does better.
Scion9066 2y ago
Not just the ability to answer calls for you but a way to verify a call by having the business transmit data about the call (caller, recipient, and reason for the call) to your phone app: https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/08/googles-new-verified-calls-feature-will-tell-you-why-a-business-is-calling-you/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/08/googles-new-verified-calls... Edit: Hmm, I'm getting a 404 on one of Google's development pages for it. I'm wondering if they killed it already in less than 4 years... It wouldn't surprise me, unfortunately.

by JaDogg 2y ago

Pixel phone's ability to answer calls for you is very useful. Rarely scammers want to talk to a bot. Does any of you know similar software for (non-google) Android?

geocrasher 2y ago

Indeed, the call screening feature is one reason that when my pixel 4a 5G gives up, I'll be getting another pixel.

grishka 2y ago

Does any of you know how to force-enable this feature on a Pixel 4a, preferably without tripping SafetyNet? And does it support languages other than English?

blendergeek 2y ago

I don't know of a non-Google option for this, but my Moto G7 can do this using it's stock ROM.

jimbobthrowawy 2y ago

Is there anything about that phone in particular, or is google just device-locking features to differentiate their devices? (or subsidizing something that runs on their server)

Kwpolska 2y ago
Pixel phones are not Nexus phones, they aren't just running stock Android — they have custom features to convince users to buy them.
solardev 2y ago
It's just a differentiator. It's actually tied to the Phone by Google app, but some features only work on Pixels (and maybe other phones that have it pre-installed as the default dialer, but I don't know which those are). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... It does work well though. I get a lot of spam calls and texts a month (the result of my political donations, which I didn't realize were public info and easily harvested by spammers, sigh... fucking NGP Van). The Pixel filters out the overwhelming majority of them, thankfully. The call screening works exceptionally well for spam calls, since most just hang up. The Pixel is a perfectly generic phone, IMO, but the spam blocking is amazing. I switched to an iPhone for a few months, but the spam (even with several third party apps) made it unusable and I eventually got another Pixel instead. About the only thing it consistently does better.

Scion9066 2y ago

Not just the ability to answer calls for you but a way to verify a call by having the business transmit data about the call (caller, recipient, and reason for the call) to your phone app: https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/08/googles-new-verified-calls-feature-will-tell-you-why-a-business-is-calling-you/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/08/googles-new-verified-calls... Edit: Hmm, I'm getting a 404 on one of Google's development pages for it. I'm wondering if they killed it already in less than 4 years... It wouldn't surprise me, unfortunately.