Google Pixel 9 Features Have Call Notes, Recordings And Call Summary

Google series Pixel 9 in August, will have the Call Notes feature (photo: x @feni_book)

JAKARTA - In Apple's announcement of the Apple Intelligence feature on WWDC24, the company introduced new capabilities that allow for recording, transcription, and summary of phone calls using AI. If you feel jealous that such features are not yet available on Android, there is good news: similar features may be coming to the Google Pixel 9 series in August.

According to Dylan Roussel on X, Google is likely developing an AI-based feature called "Call Notes." Roussel described this feature as "recording and transcription of calls," although he did not mention a summary.

Given how similar the reported functionality of Call Notes to what is already available in the Recorder app, it is highly likely that AI-based summary features will also be included.

In fact, it's no surprise if all of this happens on the device. With Google Pixel 8 Pro (and Google Pixel 8 or Pixel 8a with Gemini Nano enabled), you can use Recorder to record real conversations and then get a full transcript along with a brief summary of the contents "all without an internet connection." So, the basic idea of Call Notes is already in the Pixel 8 series "only, it's not working for phone calls yet.

Given that the Pixel 8 series is already capable of doing this feat, it's not strange that Call Notes will also be available on these phones. However, Google is likely to keep this feature exclusive to Pixel 9 at first. Public will know for sure on August 13, when Google officially launches Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold.