Google's Gemini AI on Pixel 11 can now delegate and handle phone calls to businesses, including navigating menus and waiting on hold, as an early experiment for paid subscribers.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google's launching an "early experiment" feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reservation, checking if a product is in stock, or rescheduling an appointment. According to Google, you don't even need to start the call to have Gemini handle it for you: </p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Instead of dialing yourself, just tell Gemini to call on your behalf using the Gemini app on your Pixel. Gemini will call the business, introduce itself, navigate automated phone menus, wait on hold, and handle the conversation with the person on the other end. You remain in control at all times with a live transcript view and the ability …</p></blockquote>
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# Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold
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Google’s AI can handle entire phone calls with businesses with a new Pixel 11 feature\.
Google’s AI can handle entire phone calls with businesses with a new Pixel 11 feature\.
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Google’s launching an “early experiment” feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reservation, checking if a product is in stock, or rescheduling an appointment\. According to Google, you don’t even need to start the call to have Gemini handle it for you:
> Instead of dialing yourself, just tell Gemini to call on your behalf using the Gemini app on your Pixel\. Gemini will call the business, introduce itself, navigate automated phone menus, wait on hold, and handle the conversation with the person on the other end\. You remain in control at all times with a live transcript view and the ability to take over the conversation at any point\.
Google announced a similar[“Call for me” feature](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/830450/ai-shopping-assistants-are-stuck-in-the-past)last year that has its AI call local businesses to ask if they have a product you’re looking for, but it didn’t have an option for users to take over those phone calls\. Meta is also working on a similar automated phone call feature for its[Muse AI agent](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/999526/meta-muse-ai-agent-hands-on-shopping), although those calls[reportedly](https://www.404media.co/meta-tests-muse-ai-agent-calls-that-are-actually-made-by-humans-in-a-call-center/)might be made by a human behind the scenes\. Google’s new AI calling feature is rolling out starting today as an “early preview” for “Gemini paid subscribers enrolled in the Phone by Google Public Beta on Pixel 11 in the US\.”
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Google is testing a new feature called 'Call for Me' that allows Gemini AI to make phone calls on behalf of users for tasks like reservations and inquiries, initially available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S.
Google's new AI agent Gemini Spark can operate browsers and make phone calls to complete purchases, while their Enterprise Agent Platform is now generally available with adoption by major companies.
Gemini is integrated across Google's ecosystem including Chrome, Search, Android, iOS, and various apps like Maps and Gmail, making it a highly accessible AI assistant.
An individual recounts how Google's Gemini AI provided a scam phone number when asked for Citi Bank's contact, highlighting issues with AI hallucinations and the need for verification.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled the Gemini 3.5 Flash model, the multimodal Gemini Omni system, and the autonomous Spark agent at I/O 2025, alongside a redesigned Gemini app that now serves 900 million monthly users. The updates mark a major shift toward always-on AI agents and deep integration with Google Search.