I've turned this on. I hate when unknown numbers call me. If they don't want to state their reason for calling then I don't want to take their call. Really happy Apple has added this.
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Call screening
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I don't have a way to record it, but the statement is as follows:
"Hi, If you record your name and reason for calling I'll see if this person is available"
It then is silent and you can state whatever you want. On the receivers end it shows up with a transcript of what was said on the lock screen, and in the missed calls if you don't answer it, you'll be able to playback a recording of the individual.
Had it on with a recent call from a medical office and they appropriately identified the office that they were calling from and waited for my answer. It's only a singular external example, but worked well!
Clearing spam from voicemail is almost as annoying as the call. It’s been years, but I think Android gave the option to disconnect the call without it going to voicemail.
Or, maybe I answered and hung up?
Hardly anyone leaves a voicemail. Spammers never seem to.
Part of my recording tells people to email me as I'm likely to respond to that faster (and then I don't give an email address in the message 😁).
Typically it's job agencies, and they do have my email address.
I’d say I get fewer spammers that leave voicemails vs a few years ago, most hang up. I just had one leave a voicemail this morning.
Thankfully, they can be read and deleted now without the need to call and log into your mailbox, listen and delete them. Remember those days?
Thankfully, they can be read and deleted now without the need to call and log into your mailbox, listen and delete them. Remember those days?
I think the big difference is that if you're looking to screen calls, but receive calls that might otherwise go to voicemail and be missed, this gives a far better chance of actually connecting to a useful call then it being sent to voicemail and hoping that a voicemail is left with useful information.
Not me at all. I basically already have this and the 3-4 spam calls I get a day are clearly spam.
Exactly! If it cuts down on a big percentage of automated junk that makes my phone ring I'm all for it.
Will this be a region-specific feature or will it be available everywhere?
I'd also add then when I get a spam call (which is frequently) and use the feature to send it to voicemail about 99% of the time the calling person/bot does not leave a voicemail.
I turned it off on mine, it does block some spam calls but I've now missed 4 important calls. I prefer the way of Pixels screening where the call still comes through but you can see it being screened and answer if you prefer. Might be a bug on mine but it seems to have zero notifications of any calls coming through until they've already gone to voicemail or hung up
I believe the phone asks them for their name and reason for calling, then asks them to hold at which point you should get a transcript and an incoming-call notification.
(I've not upgraded yet; basing my answer on other posts.)
Do you also have the “send to voicemail” option turned on? I think that one still takes precedence and routes the call to vm with no notification no matter what.
Honestly, I think they need to make you choose between those two - either do the call screening and let it notify you of the call or just bounce unknown to vm straight away.
I keep mine set to bounce to vm. If the call is legit they’ll probably leave a vm and I can call back. But I may give call screening a try to see how it does.
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seems hit and miss to me...I had one instance where it worked, but most of the time the phone rings as normal and I just ignore the spamming ****s!
I don't like to send all calls to voicemail because it may be a genuine call (which was the one instance I had where the message told me what I wanted to know and so I answered the call)
I don't like to send all calls to voicemail because it may be a genuine call (which was the one instance I had where the message told me what I wanted to know and so I answered the call)
I haven't yet installed the beta (waiting for public) but I think I will try enabling call screening instead of sending straight to voicemail. I just hope that genuine callers will understand what's happening and not just hang up...
Scammers do/will not care no matter what. I'd have to really, really want to talk to someone to put up with this. Important calls from say doctors' offices where they use a different number for outbound calls might bail. I'll just stick with sending unknown callers to voicemail because it is less work and there is no ring.
That hasn't been the case for me. With visual voicemail I've answered a call multiple times when I realized it was someone such as a doctor's office.
It's only for unknown callers, correct? Callers who are in my contacts, it doesn't do this for? What about someone who isn't in my contacts, but I've taken a previous call from? Is it smart enough to know I've taken a call from that number before, and therefore, it should just let it through? Or does it physically need to be saved into my contacts for it to bypass the screening?
Good point but what happens if you answered the call to a spammer? You don’t want it to then assume that number is good.