Google Pixel Call Screening Feature Coming To Android
Google Pixel Call Screening Feature Coming To Android
Publish Date: 2026-05-11 12:42:00
Source Domain: www.forbes.com
The Google Pixel AI-powered voicemail and call screening feature, Take A Message, may be coming to non-Pixel phones in the future, according to hints spotted deep in the Phone app.
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Google Pixel AI-Powered Voicemail Feature Coming To Millions Of Android Phones
The Google Pixel-exclusive Take A Message voicemail feature, which transcribes voicemails in real time by answering missed or declined calls (with spam calls filtered out), could make its way to millions of non-Pixel Android phones.
A Google Pixel 10 Pro AI call feature, Take A Message, is making its way to older Android phones. (Photo by Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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A code snippet spotted by Android Authority in the Phone app is titled “enabledBeeslyV2NonPixel.” “Beesly” is the codename for the “Take A Message” feature, which is accompanied by “enabled” and “non Pixel.” That is a big hint that the feature will be coming to more Android phones at some point in the future.
It’s not clear which phones will make the cut, but since Take A Message works on the 2021 Google Pixel 6 series and above, it likely doesn’t need advanced hardware to run, as we’ve seen with other AI tools that have been backported to older phones.
Users of mid-range and flagship handsets from Samsung, Motorola, Honor, OnePlus, and others could see Take A Message make its way to their phones at some point in the future.
It also looks like Google plans to expand versions of the voicemail feature to several countries. Android phone users in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan will get the full experience with both audio and transcript support.
Meanwhile, an audio-only version of the feature is being tested for a long list of countries, including Mexico, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, and Singapore, among others. There’s also a specific…
