Phone by Google

4.4
33.9M reviews
1B+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Google’s official phone calling app is now available to download for the first time. Phone helps you easily connect with family and friends, block spam callers and know who’s calling before you answer – all with a simple, intuitive design.

Powerful spam protection
See warnings about suspicious callers that help you avoid unwanted calls from spammers, telemarketers and scammers. Block numbers to prevent them from calling you again.

Know who’s calling you
Google’s extensive caller ID coverage lets you know the business that’s calling so that you can answer with confidence.

Screen unknown callers 1,2
Call Screen answers unknown callers, filters out detected spammers without interrupting you and helps you learn more about callers that you don’t recognise before you pick up.

Visual voicemail 1,3
Check your messages without needing to call your voicemail – view and play them in any order, read transcriptions, and delete or save them directly from the app.

Intuitive design
Our simple, lightweight design keeps your favourite people just a tap away. Plus, switch to dark mode to save battery and reduce eye strain at night.

Emergency support 1,4
See your current location when you make an emergency call, and share information about the assistance that you require, along with your location, to the emergency operator without speaking.

Phone app is available on most Android devices running Android 9.0 and above.

Also available for Wear OS.

1 Available only on some devices that have Phone pre-installed.
2 Automatic screening is available in the US only, English only. Manual screening is available in US, CA only, English only. Call Screen may not detect all robocalls or spam calls.
3 Transcription is available in the US only, English only.
4 Available in Australia, the United Kingdom and the US only, English only.
Updated on
12 Dec 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Audio and 4 others
Data isn’t encrypted
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
33.8M reviews
Robert Astyk
11 December 2024
This phone app is usually reliable but it has a significant and major fault. In many instances my phone will ring for an incoming call but no amount of tapping, swiping or other manipulation will allow me to pick up the call. This fault is maddeningly frustrating especially when the caller is from some organization, office or person whose availability is very limited. If there were a setting that prioritized calls above everything except another answered call this fault might be corrected.
8 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
11 December 2024
Hi, Robert. Try restarting your phone and make sure you have updated the Phone app to the most recent version. If that doesn't work, try clearing the app’s cache and storage or you may also uninstall and reinstall the Phone app. Hope this helps!
JHS
13 December 2024
I absolutely hate this app. The worst. To end a call I have to swipe down three times just to get back to the call to hit the end button. Terrible. Suggested numbers? Terrible. Developers just wasting their time making things complicated. And please don't tell me to reset the app data. It does nothing. The problem is the design of the app so of course it is going to continue. The fact that the developers keep suggesting that demonstrates their lack of understanding of the user's experience.
241 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
8 October 2024
Hello again. In that case, if it continues to occur after following the recommended steps, we suggest visiting our Help Center: https://goo.gle/34YXmne. Regards.
CC Rider
4 December 2024
My experience with the phone app has been odd. I'm not sure if it's the app or the device. I'm thinking it's the phone. Not 100% positive. It can be difficult to pick up an incoming call at times. Like you can hear the phone ringing and see the phone icon in the notification bar, but it will not let you answer. This is intermittent with occurrence at about 7% of calls. Other stuff happens, too. I love the screening of incoming calls. So awesome.
48 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
4 December 2024
Hi there. Try restarting your phone and make sure you have updated the Phone app to the most recent version. If that doesn't work, try clearing the app’s cache and storage or you may also uninstall and reinstall the Phone app. Hope this helps!

What's new


With our latest update to Call Screen on Pixel devices in the US, the Google Assistant now helps you automatically screen unknown callers and filter out detected robocalls before your phone ever rings. And when it’s not a robocall, your phone rings a few moments later with helpful context about who is calling and why.