Make & receive phone calls

You tin can make phone calls from the Phone app and other apps or widgets that prove your contacts.

Wherever you run into a phone number, you tin can usually tap information technology to dial. You may be able to tap underlined telephone numbers in Google Chrome to copy the number to the dialpad.

If you don't take the Phone app, download it from the Play Shop.

  • If you're unable to download the Telephone app, your device might not be supported.
  • Once yous've downloaded the app, follow the prompts to ready it every bit the default telephone app.

Tap here to see an interactive tutorial

Make a phone call

Important: To use the phone app, you must accept the prompt to set it every bit your default.

Tip:With some supported carriers and devices, you can also brand video calls, video conference calls, or RTT calls. Learn how to brand video calls or RTT calls.

Reply or pass up a telephone call

When you go a telephone call, the caller'due south number, contact name, or caller ID info shows on screen. When Google can verify a phone number, in a higher place the caller's name or number, you'll see Verified.

  • To reply the call, swipe the white circumvolve to the superlative of the screen when your phone is locked, or tap Answer.
  • To reject the call, swipe the white circle to the bottom of the screen when your phone is locked, or tap Dismiss. Rejected callers can exit a message.
  • To reject the call and ship a text message to the caller, swipe upwardly from the Messageast iconNew message.

Tips:

  • If y'all answer a telephone call while on another ane, you place your current call on hold.
  • If Google Assistant is on, you can reply or decline a call with your voice. You lot tin say:
    • "Hey Google, respond the call."
    • "Hey Google, reject the call."

Use phone call options

While a call is open:

  • To bring upward the keypad, tap Dialpad .
  • To switch among the earpiece, speakerphone, or any connected Bluetooth headset, tap Speaker .
  • To mute or un-mute your microphone, tap Mute .
  • To pause a conversation without hanging up, tap Concur . To pick upwards the phone call again, tap Hold again.
    Tip: This function is simply bachelor for customers who subscribe to the take hold of phone service choice. Otherwise, you'll find an error message on the screen.
  • To switch between electric current calls, tap Switch . Others are put on agree.
  • To merge current calls into one conference call, tap Phone call merge .
  • To minimize the call, become to the Home screen. Acquire how to get around on your phone.
    • To move the call bubble, drag it.
    • To hide the call bubble, elevate information technology down to "Hibernate" at the lesser of the screen.
  • With some carriers and devices, to:

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