Google Pixel phones will now save transcripts of screened calls

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It's dark out, and you're home alone, making popcorn and getting ready to start a movie.

Suddenly, the phone rings. 

It's a number you don't recognize. Could it be an admirer? Or, your mom, out for the night, calling from a borrowed cell phone to say her tire blew, she's stranded, and needs a ride? Potentially, a murdering neighborhood menace calling to tell you he's stopping by?

SEE ALSO: Treat people like the burden they are with Google's 'call screen' feature

Or, could it possibly be... a robot?

By now, your mouth is full of popcorn, your fingers covered with butter. Rather than take the chance of speaking with someone with whom you'd... rather not... you remember that you have something useful at your disposal: Google Call ScreenRead more...

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