Overview
- Google confirmed it is investigating user reports that the Pixel Phone app’s Take a Message feature has at times transmitted background audio from the recipient’s phone to the caller.
- At least six incidents have been documented since September 2025, with two new reports surfacing in the past day.
- Cases span multiple models from the Pixel 4 series through Pixel 10, though outlets and testers have been unable to reproduce the behavior on several devices.
- One affected user observed the on-screen microphone privacy indicator activating as ringing stopped and the feature engaged.
- Several users say disabling Take a Message stopped the issue; the feature launched with Pixel 10 and later expanded to older models in the US, UK, Ireland, and Australia.