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Google Tests 'Urgent' Call Feature for Quick Responses

12/12/2025

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Google is testing a beta feature called Call Reason in the Phone by Google app for Android, allowing callers to mark calls as urgent and display an 'Urgent' label on the recipient's screen.
If the call is missed, the 'Urgent' label appears in the recipient's call history, prompting a quicker response.
This feature requires both users to set the Phone by Google app as their default calling app.

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Story summary

Google is testing a beta feature called Call Reason in the Phone by Google app for Android, allowing callers to mark calls as urgent and display an 'Urgent' label on the recipient's screen.
If the call is missed, the 'Urgent' label appears in the recipient's call history, prompting a quicker response.
This feature requires both users to set the Phone by Google app as their default calling app.