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This is a thing. It's called Call Screening
I use it on android and most people just hang up.
But it's nice knowing that companies who call me also have to talk to a robot first before reaching the human, meπ
I like it when they actually have to reach me because they start talking to it professionally and when I answer I've had at least two people say something like "I wish I had an assistant like that."
IDK what it sounds like but it always makes me chuckle a little.
I refuse to take any calls from robot, i've had Dr offices say "we tried to call you" and I reply "no you didnt you had a robot try to call me and I ain't got time for that shit", of couse "ain't got time" is relative, because I am mostly just digging holes in mine craft.
Nah fuck that. Your time is precious and I'd rather be spending time in minecraft than answering an unexpected phone call. So yeah, "I ain't got time" indeed.
Sounds nice, but usually when someone calls me, they need something quickly, and that would be really annoing. At least I'm lucky enough that people don't call me if they can send a text message instead.
Same, my favourite thing recently is when the caller is an AI, I just get a voicemail of the darker AI taking to my pixel's on device AI for 30 seconds
I have it too. It's glorious.
9 out of 10, it's bots talking to bots.
But the 1 time, it was my doctor calling about something afterwards. I love it.
I want it to be more common and standard. Definitely want to turn on this feature but I donβt have it available for me on my phone.
Itβs literally built into Android and iOS.
Not available on my zenphone 9, quick Google says the manufacturer has to add it themselves, apparently only pixel and Samsung phones rn?
From what i see about iOS, only iOS 26 does which is in beta not even released yet
My 5 years old Pixel has it and it's very convenient since 95% of the calls I get are from spammers
where it asks people what they are calling about? Not just spam screening
Yes it asks people why they are calling and shows the response as a text to the user. Here's how it looks
Awesome
It also doesnβt work yet, I tried it. Maybe thatβs because of my unusual language settings though (German region with English system language and Siri).
On iOS, itβs called Live Voicemail under Settings -> Apps -> Phone.
Theyβve had call screening for quite some time now, the on hold call stuff is new.
It is, but not all versions and itβs not available for all devices yet.
Only in the US
Not only. I have Android in Ireland, and it has call screening.
It used to be easier to screen calls when we had answering machines.
"Pick up. Come on pick up! I know you're there. Im stuck at the mall and need a ride. Come on pick up...."
Exactly. If you just never answer your phone, youβll never have to deal with all the people who either refuse to leave a voicemail or send a text message/email instead. It saves a lot of trouble.
Ive got a version of that on my phone, but its just me rejecting every call that isn't in my contacts list.
I love call screening... All but eliminates scammers
For a whole I had the call screening on going through Voice, but I turned it off a while back when I was looking for a different job. It seemed a lot of recruiters either would hang up or maybe some of them would get screened out as when I had it off I got a lot more return calls. Anecdotal of course.