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Hate voicemail? Pixel's new feature replaces it with something way better

This cool new call screening feature isn't just for the Pixel 10 - here's which models will get it.

Google has quietly dropped a pretty cool call screening feature, and most Pixel phones from the past six years are getting it. A companion to Call Screen (my favorite Pixel feature ever and the reason I've bought Google phones for the past nine years), Take a Message responds to calls you either miss or decline and gives you a transcript. Since Google advertised this feature with the Pixel 10, most people assumed it was exclusive to the new flagship phone.

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