- Google is adding a new feature that eliminates waiting on hold.
- Hold for Me uses Google Assistant to wait on Hold and find out when a human picks up. After that, it will warn you that it is time to return to the field.
- The feature will be available on Google’s new Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A 5G, but Google said it will eventually come on older Pixel devices as well.
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Google is adding a new feature that eliminates an irritating part of modern life: wait on hold.
This feature, called Hold For Me, will come in handy whenever you stop listening to a recorded message or music while waiting to talk to a human on the phone. To find him when a man comes to the line using Google Assistant, hold for me he will wait for the call for you. After that, it sends you a notification asking if it wants to return to a call.
While you wait, the call will be muted, but Google Assistant will create captions on your phone screen in real time, so you can manually check what’s happening on the call yourself.
The new feature was announced Wednesday as part of Google’s launch night in the event, where it has debuted new nest smart speakers and new Pixel phones, including the Pixel 5, for me will be available in preview mode on Hold For Me Pixel 5 and the new 5G Pixel 4 A version of it, though Google said it would eventually come in older Pixel phones as well.
One of the new features introduced by Google in the last few years is Held for Me which aims to reduce friction during phone calls. Very close Google announces verified calls, An Android feature that will display the business name and logo as well as the reason for calling you. The goal is to make customers feel safe knowing that it is a verified business from the other end of the line while scam calls are on the rise.
Last fall, Google launched A feature called Call Screen, Which automatically weeds out scam calls, screening them without doing it yourself. And in 2018, Google introduced an artificial intelligence feature called Duplex, which has the ability to book appointments or restaurant reservations on your behalf. Google said Hold For Me uses duplex technology to understand the difference between a real person and a recording.
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