Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR Google may be launching a new AI-powered “Call Message” feature that acts like an on-device voicemail with live transcriptions and summaries.
The feature works offline without using data or Wi-Fi and is likely powered by Gemini Nano.
Like many AI features Google debuts with new Pixel phones, Call Message could be a Pixel 10 exclusive launching next month.
Google already packs its Pixel phones with a bunch of smart calling features like Call Screening, Direct My Call, Hold for Me, and Call Notes. These features are powered by AI to make handling calls easier and less annoying. Now, it looks like Google is cooking up another new calling feature that could take things to the next level — an AI-powered voicemail system that works entirely on your device, no internet needed.
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While inspecting the latest beta version of the Phone by Google app (version 184.0.785204977-publicbeta-pixel2024), we found a feature called “Call Message.” Based on strings hidden in the app, this feature lets your phone take messages for missed or declined calls. It can even filter out spam calls, transcribe, and summarize everything in real time, right on your device.
If someone calls you and you don’t answer, your phone will ask them to leave a message. That message gets transcribed using on-device AI (most likely Gemini Nano), and you can view the audio, summary, and transcript in the Recents tab. The entire process will happen locally on your device since the feature doesn’t use Wi-Fi or mobile data. However, if your phone is off or out of the network, Call Message won’t work, and your carrier’s voicemail will take over like usual.
Additional code strings we found show just when Call Message (codenamed Beesly) kicks in: Beesly will activate when a call is missed.
It also triggers when you manually reject a call from either the answer screen or a notification.
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