Overview

• Google has begun a limited rollout of calling cards for beta testers in Contacts 4.61 and Phone by Google 188.
• The feature allows fullscreen incoming-call backgrounds sourced from the camera, gallery or Google Photos.
• Users can choose fonts and colors for displayed contact names and optionally sync calling cards as profile photos across their Google account.
• Within the Phone app, the feature is internally codenamed “patrick” and ties into new single-tap and horizontal-swipe gestures for answering calls.
• Unlike Apple’s Contact Posters, Google’s calling cards focus on customizing how contacts appear on the viewer’s device rather than outgoing caller identity.