Google Pixel's Call Screening feature may expanding to more countries, including India

Google Pixel’s Call Screening feature may expanding to more countries, including India،

Tired of the constant intrusion of telemarketers and robocalls disrupting your daily routine? Google's call screening, the feature so far exclusive to Pixel phones, could expand its availability to more countries, including India.

The convenient call screening feature on Pixel devices automatically transcribes and screens incoming calls, giving you an extra layer of convenience and security. Although automatic call screening is currently only available in the United States, manual call screening is known to be available in other countries. However, an intriguing discovery on Reddit indicates that Google may be preparing for a more extensive release.

A Reddit User based in India (via Android Font), successfully enabled call screening on a rooted and modded OnePlus 7, and screenshots revealed the inclusion of Hindi transcription and response suggestions. In these screenshots, you can find clear hints about a possible expansion of the feature to India and other regions, as well as the addition of new language support.

Below are additional languages that have been identified as being supported in the future, suggesting other possible regions where call screening could potentially expand:

Deutsch – Belgium, Austria, Switzerland
Spanish – United States (EE.UU)
France – Belgium, Switzerland
Italiano – Switzerland and Italy
Portuguese – Brazil
English, Hindi – India

While none of these findings are official in nature, speculation is that they could possibly be revealed during the next Pixel Feature Drop, scheduled for March 2024. Currently, call screening works with the Pixel 5 up to the Pixel . 8, which should be the same devices that should benefit from this feature if it expands to other countries as well.

As AP noted, Samsung has already introduced a call screening feature on its phones in India, known as Bixby Text Call. Unfortunately, the current version of the software only supports English and does not include Hindi, the widely spoken language in the region. If Google were to support Hindi in call screening in India, it could open the door to wider use of call screening globally.