Anybody getting an absolute ONSLAUGHT of spam calls?
In the past two days alone, I've gotten over 20 spam calls with none of them leaving a message. Just 3/4 seconds of silence on my voice mail. One call the other day left a 22 second blank message.
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My Google Pixel uses AI to answer the call in the background, and will automatically report as spam and block these calls. I haven't gotten a spam call in over a year
Hmm - I have a Pixel as well. I've been blocking / reporting but they seem to come from tons of different phone numbers. And for some reason the Pixel lets them leave a voice mail if they're blocked / known spam.
I've had Pixels for years and the call screener is my favorite feature. It confuses so many people.
The voice is very similar to mine, which really trips people up when I use it lol
As a researcher who often has to follow up participants damnnnn yooouuuu 😭 /lh I never know what to say to those things
Wait, where do I enable this? 😮
Edit: Found this guide, but Spam & Call Screen isn't available on my 8 pro. So I guess it's only regionally available. :/
Edit 2: Some people online seem to have the same problem. Assigning Phone back as Spam App in the phone settings, clearing the cache and force stopping the Phone app also didn't change anything.
I gotta get a pixel
Uh... does your phone still ring, or does it literally answer the call and the robot voice takes over. In both cases, I find that freaky
It answers the call behind the scenes without you needing to hear or listen. It pops up a notification saying that the call is ongoing with the screening AI, and you have an option to immediately stop the call or to pick it up. It also records a transcript of the call for you to listen to afterwards. It also doesn't screen every call, if it's a number in your contacts it lets it through to you as normal.
(I still find that really freaky, but appreciate the answer)
I work for a mental health research study and often have to warm call people who expressed interest to book them in for a screening with us.
Finally encountered a Google AI response the other week and got scared and confused so I just hung up and sent an email 🥲