How to know who is calling you with this Google app

Google has just released a statement informing us of something that all of us who, on some occasion, have suffered commercial calls will be grateful for. That is, practically all of us who are reading this right now. And it is that now, every time we receive a call from a company, on the screen of our mobile we will see very important information reflected. On the one hand, the name and logo of the company that calls us even if we don't have it in our contact list, if the company is verified by Google, with a emblem that appears on the top screen, and, best of all, the reason why they are calling us.

'Verified Calls': a new anti-spam step

How can we get Google's new functionality 'Verified Calls' on our phone? Well, through its 'Telephone' application. Be careful, if we do a search in the Google Play Store for this application and they return results that have nothing to do with it (at most, it shows the 'Contacts' tool, useful but does not have this new update) it is becauseYour mobile is not compatible with it If you have a Google Pixel, you should have no problem finding the application, installing it, and enjoying this new information on the screen.

This new movement by Google to inform the user from which company is calling them and for what reason responds to a basic need: that of feeling protectedand away from any attempt at fraud or commercial calls that do not interest us in the slightest.According to Google, and if we continue in this direction of privacy and security, it asserts that the verification of the company is carried out confidentially, since it does not collect or store any information from them.

Google has tested this function before making a launch official that is now coming to Spain and has verified that it is really useful, since it offers the user the possibility of seeing if a commercial call can really be useful or if, on the contrary, it may even be bordering on illegality. This new function has been launched simultaneously in four countries, Brazil, the United States, Mexico and India, in addition to Spain. We must make sure to update the application to receive the 'Verified Calls'.

Source | Google