Pixel 4 is Getting Automatic Robocall Screening

Google has today announced a new 'Pixel Characteristic Drib' that will bring new features to the visitor'south line-upwards of Android powered smartphones. The first Pixel Feature Drop volition be arriving this calendar month, and will bring a bunch of features to the Pixel family unit.

Automated Robocall Screening

Master amid those features is the company calculation support for automated robocall screening to the Pixel 4. Google'southward "Telephone call Screen" feature volition receive an update in the Usa which will let users to enable automatic robocall screening. Once this feature is enabled, Google volition screen calls from unknown callers and robocalls automatically before the phone even rings.

The feature volition likewise ensure that if the screened call is not a robocall, information technology gets passed on to yous forth with helpful context about who's calling and why so yous can decide whether to pick upwardly your telephone or not. The visitor has too added that the Call Screen feature works on device, and doesn't require an cyberspace connection and then users can rest bodacious that their data remains private.

Improved Duo Calls

Google is also rolling out new features to its video calling service 'Duo' which at present uses machine learning to fix a lot of bug commonly plaguing video calls. For i, the service volition now automatically center your face up in the screen even when you lot are moving around to allow users to focus on the call more and the logistics less. Moreover, the company is saying that information technology will use machine learning to predict sounds, and then if you lot have a spotty connection, information technology will try and ensure a smoothen conversation using ML.

On Pixel 2, 3, and 4, users will too be able to apply a new 'Portrait' filter to their Duo video calls assuasive them to blur out the background when they are on a video call.

More than Features

Apart from all that, the Pixel feature drop will also bring Live Captions to the Pixel 3 and 3a, Focus mode is rolling out in Digital Wellbeing, Flip to Shhh is coming to the Pixel 2 and 2XL, and the new Google Assistant will be rolling out to users in the UK, Canada, Republic of ireland, Singapore, and Australia.

The company is also rolling out a new memory direction update to all Pixel devices to allow users run multiple applications at the same time with ease.

All these features are already rolling out, and should get in on Pixel devices in the coming weeks, according to Google.