{"id":188253,"date":"2020-06-28T21:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T20:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=188253"},"modified":"2020-06-28T21:18:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T20:18:54","slug":"now-youll-know-why-that-random-number-is-calling-on-googles-phone-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=188253","title":{"rendered":"Now you&#039;ll know why that random number is calling on Google&#039;s Phone app"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing to know who&#8217;s calling or that it&#8217;s likely a spam call, but now some Android users on Google&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.dialer&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phone app<\/a> will know a lot more about why a particular business is bothering to ring them.<\/p>\n<p>Google recently updated its Phone app to included <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/phoneapp\/answer\/9794513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verified Calls<\/a>, which identify who is calling and also a reason for the call when coming from certain businesses. Google&#8217;s support site explains that you&#8217;ll see the business logo and name along with a call reason, &#8220;like &#8216;Scheduling your internet installation&#8217; or &#8216;Your food delivery.'&#8221; Suddenly, picking up that unknown number isn&#8217;t as nerve-wracking.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The calls go through Google&#8217;s Verified Calls server, so participating businesses can share that info with you and maybe make it more likely you&#8217;ll actually answer. Businesses that don&#8217;t share this info obviously won&#8217;t be able to give you a good reason why they&#8217;re calling unless you do pick up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/10449\/google-assistant-can-now-use-your-voice-to-verify-purchases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Assistant can now use your voice to verify purchases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Google turns the setting on by default, but if you like the mystery you can turn it off. The company assures \u00a0users that all information from these calls <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/phoneapp\/answer\/9794513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stays private<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The feature, while limited for now, is a glimpse into how calls from unknown numbers could change in a more connected future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/10813\/now-youll-know-why-that-random-number-is-calling-on-googles-phone-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] It&#8217;s one thing to know who&#8217;s calling or that it&#8217;s likely a spam call, but now some Android users on Google&#8217;s Phone app will know a lot more about why a particular business is bothering to ring them. 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