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Google's New Feature Tags Urgent Calls for Priority

11/23/2025

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Google is testing Expressive Calling in its Phone app, allowing Android users to tag calls as 'urgent'.
Users can add reasons like 'Quick question' to help recipients prioritize and bypass Do Not Disturb for contacts.
Code analysis suggests statuses may show on the recipient's screen before answering.
There is no launch date, and the feature may first appear on Google Pixel devices.

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Story summary

Google is testing Expressive Calling in its Phone app, allowing Android users to tag calls as 'urgent'.
Users can add reasons like 'Quick question' to help recipients prioritize and bypass Do Not Disturb for contacts.
Code analysis suggests statuses may show on the recipient's screen before answering.
There is no launch date, and the feature may first appear on Google Pixel devices.