{"id":295726,"date":"2025-12-02T23:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/295726\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T23:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:34:08","slug":"androids-new-call-reason-flags-important-calls-before-you-pick-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/295726\/","title":{"rendered":"Android\u2019s new \u2018Call Reason\u2019 flags important calls before you pick up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Android users will soon have an option to add an \u201curgent\u201d indicator to their calls, which shows up on the receiver\u2019s incoming call screen and in their call history if they don\u2019t pick up. It\u2019s a new feature in beta testing in the Phone by Google app, Call Reason, that will only work for people who are saved in your Contacts list already, and if you both use Google\u2019s default calling app on Android phones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">If you often send calls to voicemail (or your friends don\u2019t pick up your calls), this feature allows you to tell each other when you\u2019re calling about something important, or need to talk right away, without sending a separate text.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Right now, Call Reason is just for marking calls as \u201curgent,\u201d but it would also be nice to see more options down the line, like a custom message or emoji to show why you\u2019re calling. Since the Call Reason message also shows up in your call history, it could also be a helpful reminder to call someone back about something specific if you can\u2019t pick up in the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Call Reason is rolling out as a beta feature, and availability will vary by phone manufacturer. You can check for the update on your phone by tapping your profile icon on the Google Play Store, \u201cManage apps &amp; devices,\u201d and \u201cCheck for updates.\u201d You can also double-check that you\u2019re using Phone by Google for your calls by going into your Settings app, then \u201cApps\u201d and \u201cDefault apps.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Android users will soon have an option to add an \u201curgent\u201d indicator to their calls, which shows up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2596,844,2306,50,227,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-295726","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-android","9":"tag-google","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-tech","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}