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\u2022 Google\u2019s \u201cCalling Cards\u201d feature is now widely rolling out in v188 of the Phone app, allowing Android users to personalize incoming\/outgoing call screens with full-screen photos and styling options.
\nCalling Cards differs from Apple\u2019s Contact Posters in that it gives you full control over how each contact appears on your device \u2014 you set one card per contact manually.
\nAlongside Calling Cards, the updated app introduces major UI changes, including a new Home page and a redesigned calling interface.<\/p>\n
Google\u00a0looked at what Apple is doing with iOS\u2019 Contact Posters and figured Android users also need a similar feature. Enter Calling Cards from the Google Contacts app<\/a>, a personalized calling screen that uses full-screen images to bring life to your contacts. We\u00a0spotted Calling Cards first in June<\/a>, and the beta rollout for the feature began two weeks ago. Now, Calling Cards are widely rolling out to users in the stable branch of the Phone app so that everyone can enjoy this new experience.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n Google says<\/a> Phone app users worldwide will now see the new Calling Card feature when they update the app to v188 or later. The experience is rolling out in phases, so if you don\u2019t have it yet, you just have to be a bit patient, and you will eventually receive it on your phone.<\/p>\n With Calling Cards, users can set a full-screen photo for their contacts that will appear on their phone for all incoming and outgoing calls. There\u2019s plenty of room for personalization here, as you can stylize the name with different fonts, sizes, and colors. You can also choose custom backgrounds, with options available from the Google Photo Picker, Camera, or Phone Album.<\/p>\n Google notes that users can customize their personal Calling Card through the Dialer or Contacts settings. Further, they can add unique Calling Cards for all their contact entries, including friends and family.<\/p>\n On the face of it, Calling Cards does look like a straight rip-off of iOS\u2019 Contact Posters, but there\u2019s one big difference. iOS lets you set your own Contact Poster and customize what your contact page will look like on others\u2019 phones when you call them. On the other hand, Calling Cards on Android are what you can set for all the contacts in your phone book, and how they would appear on your device during calls. You have to set up Calling Cards for each of your contacts individually, and you cannot set up your own Calling Card.<\/p>\n There\u2019s merit in this difference of approach. While Contact Posters on iOS have generally been well received, there are reports of people using (contextually) inappropriate pictures (1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>) as their Contact Posters, which appear on others\u2019 phones and can create issues. Google\u2019s Calling Cards gives you ultimate control over a contact\u2019s appearance on your phone.<\/p>\n Calling Cards aren\u2019t the only changes rolling out, though. With the Phone app update, users in the stable branch are also widely getting the new swipe interface for accepting and declining calls. Once a call is accepted, users are also getting a larger End Call button.<\/p>\n To some people, the new interface looks like a\u2026cow. Yup, cannot unsee now.<\/p>\n Google has also merged Recents and Favorites pages into a new Home page. Your favorite contacts are prominently displayed at the top of the page, while your call history is listed below them. The Keypad has also graduated from a floating action button into its own permanent tab. All these changes were previously spotted in the beta branch, so this is a broad rollout in the stable branch.<\/p>\n My colleague Joe Maring loves all the new changes\u00a0<\/a>coming to the Google Phone app<\/a>, and a vast majority of our readers agree with him. But such sweeping changes can affect the\u00a0muscle memory of people who still use their phone as a phone. Chances are that less technologically-inclined people in your life may not be big fans of these changes. So if you\u2019re feeling generous, you should take some time out and call them up to explain how these changes work \u2014 they\u2019ll appreciate the help, and you\u2019ll also get a chance to check in on them.<\/p>\n Do you like Google’s Calling Cards?<\/p>\n 4118 votes<\/p>\n Yes! I think they look great.<\/p>\n 73%<\/p>\n They’re fine.<\/p>\n 17%<\/p>\n I don’t like them.<\/p>\n 6%<\/p>\n Other (let us know in the comments).<\/p>\n 5%<\/p>\n![\"Google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-Phone-Calling-Cards.jpg\"\/ "\\"Google")
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