Google’s Gemini Can Now Make Calls for You on Pixel Phones

On Thursday, Google announced Call for Me, an experimental beta feature exclusive to its latest Pixel 11 smartphones in the US (and in English). Pixel 11 owners need a Gemini subscription and have to be enrolled in the Phone by Google app’s public beta. Google has instructions on how to participate here.

These calls are designed to reach businesses. Gemini can call your local hardware store to ask if they stock a specific tool, or chat with a barber to schedule a haircut. Just tell Gemini to make the call—it may ask you follow-up questions for more context—and the chatbot will introduce itself and can have a back-and-forth conversation to ensure your request is handled. If it runs into an automated phone menu, it can navigate it and even wait on hold. On your end, you can view a live transcript on the Pixel and take over at any point.