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TL;DR Google is introducing the ability for Pixel users to record their own voice greetings for the AI-powered Take a Message.
The update, found in a new Phone app beta, replaces the automated Google Assistant voice with personalized recordings up to 60 seconds long.
While currently limited to a single default greeting on Pixel 6 and newer devices, future updates may allow users to assign specific messages to individual contacts.
Google has spent years enhancing Pixel phone features with AI tools like Call Screen and Hold for Me. Last year, it introduced Take a Message, a modern, on-device voicemail with real-time transcriptions.
Since launching on the Pixel 10 last fall, the experience has lacked a fundamental personal touch: the ability to record your own voice. Instead, callers have been greeted by a sterile, automated Google Assistant. That is finally changing.
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On one of our devices running Google Phone version 217.0.895016164-publicbeta-pixel, we’re now seeing Custom Greetings for Take a Message finally roll out. When we previously tracked this new Take a Message feature it wasn’t yet working, but now it’s finally starting to arrive in a functional form in the latest beta. A new banner at the top of the Phone app’s “Home” tab reads: “A personal touch on your missed calls. Now you can set custom greetings for calls handled by Take a Message.”
Beta users can find the new controls under Settings > Take a Message > Manage greetings. The interface offers several features: Material 3 recording: A sleek new recorder allows for clips up to 60 seconds long.
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