Google has disabled the 'Take a Message' tool on Pixel 4 and 5 devices to fix a bug that leaked background audio to callers.

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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 ...

Apple is introducing new AI-powered call screening and “hold assist” features in its latest mobile operating system, iOS 26. In iOS 26, when you receive a call from an unknown number, call screening ...

Apple announced its next iPhone operating software, iOS 26, at its WWDC 2025 developers conference Monday, and its many updates include changes to the Phone app. Alongside new design, it includes two ...

Apple is rolling out “Call Screening” with iOS 26. Call Screening gathers information from the caller and gives you the details to help you decide whether to answer the call. A “Hold Assist” feature ...

Google's Take a Message is available for the Pixel 4 and newer. The feature essentially replaces voicemail. You can see why someone is calling and answer a call you declined. Google has quietly ...

iOS 26 introduces a robust set of tools designed to help you manage incoming phone calls with greater efficiency and precision. With features such as real-time call screening, live voicemail ...

The cold call is dead, at least for smartphones. But the phone conversation itself hasn’t lost its value; only the path to it has changed. Apple and Google have now both introduced technology that ...

One of the best features of the Google Pixel is its automatic call screening, which uses the phone's AI assistant to check in with incoming callers that might be spam. Now, based on an APK teardown of ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The wait is over. Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, about ...