Google Pixel call screening facility may be launched soon in India, with Hindi support: Report

The Google Pixel phone provides support for a useful feature known as call screening in select areas including America. According to a report, the company is finally working in India nearly seven years after starting functionality. Call screening facility on pixel phone will also use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to display smart answer tips during calls, which must be manually selected by the user to respond to the callers. Apple is also ready to introduce a similar call screening features with its iOS 26 updates later this year.

Call screening on pixel phone may require regulator approval

During the recent APK tear of the phone by Google App, Android Authority found that the company shows that the company is Planning to bring the facility to IndiaOne of these is a zip file that mentions the “Hi_in” text, which refers to the language (Hindi) and localization (India), and it can be a resource that can be used by the call screening facility on the phone app for Google Pixel smartphone.

Screen on Google Pixel phone in India (tap to expand)
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Publication also discovered another string, called “enableindiaimanualscreeningonlymode”, indicating that users in India will not have access to automated version of call screening, which is available in the US. Users will need to tap Screen call For incoming calls, then choose buttons, then from different answers, if the manual call screening is rolled out in the country.

While there is no word from the company on the plan to bring a call screening on the pixel phone in India, the publication says that the company may wait for regulatory approval before the convenience rolls out. It is also not clear whether Google will introduce convenience in English and Hindi, or whether other languages ​​will be supported in the future.

This is not the first time Google has been seen working on support for call screening. In January 2024, a user enabled the facility on a route OnePlus 7 running on a custom version of Android. The user can enable the facility after downloading the Hindi language pack on their smartphone.

At the end of this year, Apple is expected to roll a uniform feature with iOS 26, which asks the callers for information, allowing the user to decide whether they want to respond to the call or reject it. This feature is expected to work closely with a live Viselmail feature, which made its way for the iPhone owners in India with iOS 18 updates.