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Google Rolls Out Custom Greetings for Pixel’s Take a Message

The update lets Pixel owners personalize how the Phone app handles missed calls.

Overview

  • Google is adding user‑recorded greetings to Take a Message in the Phone by Google app through a new update.
  • 9to5Google reports the feature in beta version 216 and says it is not yet in the stable release for everyone.
  • Some users see a banner that says “A personal touch on your missed calls,” which opens a new Greetings page for recording.
  • The recorder uses a Material 3 interface to capture up to one‑minute clips, and you can pause, save, rename, delete, and store multiple greetings with one set as default.
  • For now, only one greeting can be active for all callers, and the tool continues to act as a live‑transcription replacement for voicemail on Pixel phones.