The Phone by Google app is adding filters to the “Recents” tabs that lets you sort and quickly triage your call history list.
Update 2/15: Over the past day or so, the call history filters have more widely rolled out for users enrolled in the beta channel (version 162). Notably, this is not exclusive to Pixel phones and appearing on all Android devices.
Original 1/27: To start with, yes, Google made the top search bar that spans across all four tabs bigger. It’s taller and more aligned with the Material 3 design language in other first-party apps, like Gmail.
Underneath, you’ll find a carousel of filters: All, Missed, Contacts, Non-Spam, and Spam. The options are pretty straightforward with “Contacts” a good idea, while “Non-Spam” is a clunky name but gets the points across.
Old vs. new
Visually, the option to hide them behind a filter icon (see: Google Contacts) would be nice, and a bit cleaner.
While Phone by Google will remember what filter you were last on when the app remains in Recents/multitasking, it will otherwise default to the “All” view.
We’re seeing this (via Android Police) rolled out today on just one device running the Phone by Google beta (version 159).
More on Phone by Google:
- Pixel Phone app redesigns in-call UI with easier Call Notes access
- You have to enable Pixel Recorder Clear voice, Call Screen AI replies in Phone app
- Pixel Phone app rolls out real-time Scam Detection in beta
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