The Pixel’s best voicemail feature might soon expand to non-Pixel phones, 20+ markets

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR

• Google is preparing to expand its “Take a Message” voicemail feature beyond Pixel devices to other Android smartphones.
• Code snippets within the Phone by Google app reveal a massive regional expansion targeting dozens of new markets in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
• While currently restricted to specific English-speaking regions, new updates suggest full transcript support is coming to Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan.

The “Take a Message” feature on Pixels is Google’s modern take on voicemail. Take a Message answers missed calls for you, shows real-time transcriptions, and makes those transcripts easy to read after the fact on the Phone app’s Home page. It can also detect spam among messages left by missed or declined calls from non-contact numbers. It’s a fairly handy feature, but it remains underappreciated because it is exclusive to Pixels and restricted to certain regions. This could change soon, as we’ve uncovered evidence that Take a Message is gearing up for a massive expansion, potentially bringing the feature to non-Pixel smartphones and a host of new countries worldwide.

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Currently, Take a Message is available on all Pixel 6 and above devices in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK, and the US. We’ve spotted clues in the Phone by Google app v221.0.909663815 that indicate the feature could expand to non-Google devices and to more regions.