Make & receive phone calls - Phone app Help - Google Help

You can make phone calls from the Phone app and other apps or widgets that show your contacts. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually tap it to ... SkiptomaincontentMake&receivephonecallsYoucanmakephonecallsfromthePhone appandotherappsorwidgetsthatshowyourcontacts. Whereveryouseeaphonenumber,youcanusuallytapittodial. YoumaybeabletotapunderlinedphonenumbersinGoogleChrometocopythenumbertothedialpad. Ifyoudon'thavethePhoneapp,downloaditfromthePlayStore. Ifyou'reunabletodownloadthePhoneapp,yourdevicemightnotbesupported. Onceyou'vedownloadedtheapp,followthepromptstosetitasthedefaultphoneapp. Important: Someofthesestepsworkonlyon Android7.0andup.LearnhowtocheckyourAndroidversion. Makeaphonecall Important:Tousethephoneapp,youmustaccepttheprompttosetitasyourdefault. Openyourphone'sPhoneapp.  Pickwhotocall: Toenteranumber,tapDialpad. Topickasavedcontact,tapContacts. Wemayshowyousuggestedcontactstocallbasedonyourcallhistory. Topickfromnumbersyou’verecentlycalled,tapRecents. TopickfromcontactssavedtoFavorites,tapFavorites . TapCall . Whenyou’redonewiththecall,tapEndcall.Ifyourcallisminimized, dragthecallbubbletothebottomrightofthescreen. Tip: Withsomesupportedcarriersanddevices,youcanalsomakevideocalls,videoconferencecalls,orRTTcalls.Learnhowtomakevideocalls orRTTcalls. Answerorreject aphonecall Whenyougetacall,thecaller’snumber,contactname,orcallerIDinfoshowsonscreen.WhenGooglecanverifyaphonenumber,abovethecaller'snameornumber,you'llsee  Verified. Toanswerthecall,swipe thewhitecircletothetopofthescreenwhenyourphoneislocked,ortapAnswer. Torejectthecall,swipethewhitecircletothebottomofthescreenwhenyourphoneislocked,ortapDismiss. Rejectedcallerscanleaveamessage. Torejectthecallandsendatextmessagetothecaller,swipeupfromthe Messageicon .  Tips:  Ifyouansweracallwhileonanotherone,youplace yourcurrentcallonhold. IfGoogleAssistantison,youcananswerordeclineacallwithyourvoice.Youcansay: "HeyGoogle,answer thecall." "HeyGoogle,reject thecall." Usephonecalloptions Whileacallisopen: Tobringupthekeypad,tapDialpad. Toswitchamongtheearpiece,speakerphone,oranyconnectedBluetoothheadset,tapSpeaker. Tomuteorun-muteyourmicrophone,tapMute. Topauseaconversationwithouthangingup,tapHold.Topickupthecallagain,tapHoldagain. Tip:Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforcustomerswhosubscribetothecatchphoneserviceoption.Otherwise,you'llfindanerrormessageonthescreen. Toswitchbetweencurrentcalls,tapSwitch.Othersareputonhold. Tomergecurrentcallsintooneconferencecall,tapCallmerge. Tominimizethecall,gototheHomescreen.Learnhowtogetaroundonyourphone. Tomovethecallbubble,dragit. Tohidethecallbubble,dragitdownto"Hide"atthebottomofthescreen. Withsomecarriersanddevices,to: Switchtoavideocall:TapVideocall. Transferanactivecalltoanothernumber: Inanactivecall,tapAddCall. Enteraphonenumber. TapCall. Afterthecallconnects,tapTransfer.Yourcalltransferstothenumberyouenteredinstep2. Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmitNeedmorehelp?Trythesenextsteps:AsktheHelpCommunityGetanswersfromcommunityexpertstrueHelpMake&receivephonecallsMakecallsoverWi-FiView&deletecallhistoryHowtocheckyourvoicemailMakecallswithGoogleDuoShareyourlocationduringanemergencycallSearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentertrue97205falsefalse