Google Phone app may introduce dedicated buttons to accept and reject calls

It looks like the Google Phone app on your Pixel phone, or any other device that uses it by default, could soon be getting a new UI. Currently, the Google Phone app offers a single button when you receive a call.

You can either swipe up to answer the call or swipe down to reject the call. Above the phone button, there is a “Message” button, which you can use to send quick messages, letting the caller know that you are busy or busy with a task.

The latest version 145.0.672690850 of the Teardown of the Phone APK reveals that Google is testing a new UI for the incoming call screen. This new interface replaces swipe gestures with a button layout dedicated to call management. The updated calling interface resembles the iPhone’s calling UI, as well as Samsung’s.

The new user interface has a dedicated green button to answer the call and a red button to reject the call. Above the two buttons is a “Message” button. Several Android OEMs offer the same layout of the accept button on the right and the reject button on the left.

However, on the iPhone the location is reversed, with the decline button on the left and the accept button on the right. The upcoming changes appear to be arriving via a server-side update and are not available to a large number of Google Phone app users. Additionally, Google hasn’t announced anything about this yet.

The new UI will not only introduce the button layout to Google Pixel smartphones, but also to other brands, such as Xiaomi and OnePlus.

Let us know in the comments below, which layout you prefer for the calling app: dedicated buttons or gestures.

Source and image: Android Authority