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Google’s Gemini Can Now Make Calls for You on Pixel Phones

Google's Gemini can now make phone calls for you on Pixel 11—automating the calls you hate most.

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Why it matters

A major consumer AI product feature that shifts phone interaction from manual to agentic. Practitioners deploying Gemini-on-device need to understand the automation surface; enthusiasts track this as a visible inflection point where AI agents enter everyday phones.

The key facts

5 to know
  1. Feature name: Call for Me

  2. Exclusive to Pixel 11 series

  3. Gemini makes outbound calls on user's behalf

  4. Addresses 'robocall' friction (ironic framing)

  5. Released September 2026

The story so far

Earlier coverage of this storyline

  1. You too Google! Google Confirms Gemini Breached 3 Companies in AI Security TestsMarkTechPost
  2. Google’s $899 Googlebook is a bet that you’ll buy a new laptop for GeminiTechCrunch AI
  3. This story

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Publisher excerpt: Call for Me—a feature that’s exclusive to the Pixel 11 series—gives robocalls a new meaning.
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