{"id":297943,"date":"2025-03-14T05:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=297943"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:10:30","slug":"google-might-change-the-way-we-answer-calls-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-might-change-the-way-we-answer-calls-heres-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Google might change the way we answer calls: here\u2019s what we know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google is&nbsp;<strong>preparing a major change in how Android users answer calls<\/strong>, introducing a new gesture system that could replace the traditional swipe-up and swipe-down actions. The update has been spotted in the latest beta version of the Android Phone app, suggesting that this change may soon become official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new way to accept or reject calls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>new interface features a capsule-shaped design at the bottom of the screen<\/strong>, replacing the current system. Instead of swiping up to answer and down to decline, users will need to swipe&nbsp;<strong>right to accept a call and left to reject it<\/strong>. This adjustment may take some time to get used to, but it is designed to be intuitive and functional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Google is adding a&nbsp;<strong>new \u201cMessage\u201d button positioned above the capsule<\/strong>, allowing users to send a quick text response if they cannot take the call. While this feature is not mandatory, it provides a convenient alternative for situations where answering immediately is not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will this update arrive?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is&nbsp;<strong>no official release date for this feature<\/strong>, but its presence in beta testing suggests it could launch alongside Android 16. However, as with previous interface experiments, there is a chance that Google might modify or delay its rollout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike some Android updates that are exclusive to Pixel devices, this change&nbsp;<strong>is expected to roll out across all smartphones that use the Android Phone app<\/strong>, including models from brands like Sony and Samsung. While users might initially struggle with the transition, history shows that&nbsp;<strong>Android users eventually adapt to these interface changes<\/strong>&nbsp;over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is&nbsp;preparing a major change in how Android users answer calls, introducing a new gesture system that could replace the traditional swipe-up and swipe-down actions. The update has been spotted in the latest beta version of the Android Phone app, suggesting that this change may soon become official. A new way to accept or reject &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-might-change-the-way-we-answer-calls-heres-what-we-know\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google might change the way we answer calls: here\u2019s what we know&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":297944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-297943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308882,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297943\/revisions\/308882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297943"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=297943"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=297943"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=297943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}