Overview
- Google announced Call for Me on Thursday, September 24, 2026, and began a small early preview that is available to a select group of Pixel 11 owners in the United States.
- Access requires a Pixel 11 with a U.S. SIM, a paid Gemini AI subscription, enrollment in the Phone by Google public beta, and the device set to English.
- Gemini places calls to U.S. business numbers using the phone’s mobile network and the user’s number, can navigate IVRs and wait on hold, streams live transcripts to the Pixel, and lets the user take over the call at any time.
- Google says the assistant will identify itself, disclose recording, state the user’s name, and will not make emergency calls, complete financial transactions, share sensitive data, or place telemarketing calls, while daily call limits apply.
- The feature builds on Google’s Duplex-era work and Pixel calling tools and faces practical challenges such as accent recognition, noisy lines, and how small businesses and staff will handle AI callers, with Google saying it will expand the preview gradually but offering no public rollout timeline.