Google Confirms ‘Take a Message’ Microphone Bug, Disabling on Old Pixel Phones

Google confirms ‘Take a Message’ microphone bug, disabling on old Pixel phones

For a small number of users, the Pixel Phone app’s “Take a Message” feature inadvertently sent audio to the caller. Google has now confirmed the issue and is disabling it on the Pixel 4 and 5 series.  more…

Google disables Take a Message on some Pixel phones to protect your privacy

Take a Message Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is disabling Take a Message on some Pixel phones after reports that it could expose background audio during missed calls. The company says the issue affects a very small subset of Pixel 4 and Pixel 5 devices under rare conditions. Manual and automatic Call Screen still work, and callers can continue using standard carrier voicemail instead. Most recent Pixel features have been …

Google Removes a Privacy-Threat Call Feature on Older Pixel Phones

For owners of legacy Pixel devices, a clever convenience recently turned into a privacy headache. Google has officially confirmed a glitch in “Take a Message” that, under specific conditions, kept the Pixel Phone’s microphone active and leaked background audio with callers. To protect users, the company is now making the tough call to disable the Take a Message feature entirely on the Pixel 4 and 5 series. Google disables “Take a Message” on Pix…