Your Google Pixel 6 is set to get a new way to silence incoming calls
Until last year, you needed to use the “Hey Google” hotword before every interaction withGoogle Assistanton your phone. With thePixel 6’s arrival in October 2021, Google debuted Quick phrases that let you skip the hotword for some commonly used commands. A few months later, Google furtherexpanded the feature to more languages. Currently, you can use Quick phrases for two actions: “stop” or “snooze” alarms and to “answer” or “decline” incoming calls. Annoyingly, there’s no option to “silence” an incoming call. A teardown of the latest Google app indicates this could soon change.
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There’s no clarity on when this new Quick phrases functionality will roll out to Pixel 6 owners. Google could either bundle it in the next Feature Drop or release it alongside thePixel 7series.
On Google Assistant-powered smart speakers and displays, Quick phrases can be used for more than just stopping the alarm. You can skip to the next song, reset the timer, cancel all alarms, check the weather, and more—without saying the “Hey Google” hotword. Google might be planning to bring some of these enhancements to the Pixel 6 and 7 series, though we have not heard anything concrete yet.
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