ZDNET's key takeaways iOS 26 adds built-in call screening for unknown numbers.Let an automated voice ask for the caller's reason.Transcripts can help you decide whether to answer or ignore. I get a ...

Since the release of iOS 26 for the Apple iPhone family on 15 September, scammers no longer bother me thanks to the Call ...

Apple’s making a lot of noise surrounding its iOS 26 public beta release, which is filled with new features that make using any of the best iPhones even better. If there’s one iOS 26 feature you ...

iOS 26 allows iPhones to screen unknown calls using AI. Callers provide reason for calling; responses are transcribed in real time. Users can reply with pre-written or custom messages via AI voice.

The phone rings. It is answered and the caller asks to speak to the Decision Maker. Rather than just pass the call through, a challenging question is posed: “May I ask what this is regarding?” ...

Call Screening is a Pixel-exclusive that mitigates the difference between unwanted spam calls and important calls you just can’t take. With a quality overhaul, Call Screening is coming to the Pixel ...

A Redditor has discovered hints that Call Screening is coming to several other markets. It seems like the functionality could come to India, Austria, and several other locales. Google has offered Call ...

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Google is getting pretty heavily into voice-driven AI with its Pixel phones. It first announced Google Duplex – a controversial feature which allows the phone to automatically make calls for things ...

As expected, Google’s Tuesday hardware announcement event came with a few announcements of software- and AI-driven features and products. One of those, like last year’s Duplex, sees Google handling ...