“Expressive Calling” could make it more likely that your urgent phone call gets answered
According to strings of code discovered on beta version 201 of the Phone by Google app, which was uploaded to the Google Play Store, “Expressive Calling” will allow someone with the feature enabled to tell the person on the other end of the call why he is getting in touch with him. It will also allow the caller to tell the person he rang that he is calling over an urgent matter. You can even specify a reason for your call choosing among the following:
- “Catch up”
- “News to share”
- “Quick question”
- “It’s urgent!”
If you choose “It’s urgent” as the reason for your call, the party at the other end will hear a sound. An “It’s urgent” designation will also be able to “penetrate” through an enabled “Do not Disturb” setting. If you make a call that you’ve labeled “Urgent” via the feature and it is not answered, the other party will receive a notification saying “Missed Urgent Call. The person that you are trying to reach will receive this message on his incoming call screen and by a notification. For the “Expressive Calling” feature to work, the user will need to grant SMS permission to the Phone by Google app.
“Expressive Calling” could be exclusive to Pixel handsets
Bottom line: This looks like a feature that I’d be interested in using and I’m hoping that Google does decide to bring it to the Pixel line.
