Google’s ‘Take a Message’ Starts Showing Up in India in Beta Expansion

Overview

• Pixel owners in India have started seeing the Take a Message prompt, with reports tied to beta builds of the Google Phone app and Google Play Services.
• The tool answers missed calls, records the message on the device, and shows a transcript with playback and sharing options.
• Messages appear in the call history rather than the carrier voicemail tab, which keeps everything inside the Phone app’s call log.
• Until now the feature was limited to the U.S., U.K., Australia, Ireland, and Canada, with no confirmed rollout schedule for other regions.
• App code hints at testing for non-Pixel Android phones and a broader release, though Google has not announced device or country lists.