- Discover call screen’s artificial intelligence updates
- It is likely to be powered by Gemini Nano AI
- May provide more advanced artificial intelligence responses
If you own one of the best Pixel phones, you can already take advantage of the call screen feature, which allows the Google bot to answer incoming calls and ask the interlocutor to explain the reason for the call. Recently, the 9to5Google team analyzed the code of the Pixels phone app and found some clues that more advanced responses will be introduced in the future, likely powered by the Google Gemini AI chatbot.
Currently, the call screen is quite functional: when a call comes in, the interlocutor hears a recording asking him to explain the reason for the call. Users then receive a text transcription of what was said and can decide whether to answer the call or send a canned reply, such as “Call me back” or “Thanks,” in case they are unable to speak.
However, with future updates, the answers will become more complex and diverse due to higher capacity language models. It appears that users will still be able to choose from a range of preset on-screen responses rather than having to create custom responses from scratch. This improvement promises to make the experience smoother and more efficient.
Update coming soon
Just last month, the Call Screen feature was recently updated to introduce more contextual quick responses. For example, if the call is about an appointment, there might be options like “Confirm” or “Cancel” instead of a simple generic response. This improvement makes interactions with Google bots more targeted, more useful, and better able to adapt to situations.
However, it’s unclear exactly how the more detailed answers that may appear in future updates will work. Although the 9to5Google team explored the code, they were unable to find any screenshots or enable this feature, suggesting these may be responses powered by advanced artificial intelligence models such as the Gemini chatbot.
Google is rolling out another batch of Pixel updates soon, called Pixel Drops, but it’s unclear whether this premium feature will be included in this release. In fact, it may take some time to perfect. Interestingly, there is already a disclaimer in the hidden code, warning that the responses generated by the artificial intelligence may be unreliable.
Finally, if a new feature requires AI processing via the Gemini Nano model, that feature will only be available on certain Pixel models, such as the Pixel 8 Pro and possibly the Pixel 9. Enabled, which means the feature may only be enabled on future or more advanced devices.
