App that can look up phone numbers while they are calling?
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As title
Like most I get a lot of spam calls. Sometimes I can be quick enough to google the number while its still ringing.
As an example - my garage called me from a different (mobile) number to usual while my car was in.
I was quick enough to google it and see who it was in time to answer it.
Most are recorded as spam on the varoius web sites and I ignore then block them
Is there an app that can do this lookup live as it were?
Like most I get a lot of spam calls. Sometimes I can be quick enough to google the number while its still ringing.
As an example - my garage called me from a different (mobile) number to usual while my car was in.
I was quick enough to google it and see who it was in time to answer it.
Most are recorded as spam on the varoius web sites and I ignore then block them
Is there an app that can do this lookup live as it were?
...and on Pixel phones (certainly since the 6 Pro) you get Call Screening as well where the Google Assistant answers the call and asks the caller why they're calling. It then transcribes this for you on-screen.
A spam caller will just hang up at that point, it works very well.
https://support.google.com/phoneapp/answer/9094888...
A spam caller will just hang up at that point, it works very well.
https://support.google.com/phoneapp/answer/9094888...
sleepezy said:
My (Samsung/Android) automatically does this - Phone settings, turn on "Caller ID and spam protection" - it could be that simple (it uses Hiya apparently).
This - it works really well giving a real time indication of who the incoming caller is (name of business if known) or identifying it as potential spam.https://www.hiya.com/
Funk said:
...and on Pixel phones (certainly since the 6 Pro) you get Call Screening as well where the Google Assistant answers the call and asks the caller why they're calling. It then transcribes this for you on-screen.
A spam caller will just hang up at that point, it works very well.
https://support.google.com/phoneapp/answer/9094888...
Yeah this function is very good for weeding them out.A spam caller will just hang up at that point, it works very well.
https://support.google.com/phoneapp/answer/9094888...
Legit businesses will show up in caller ID as well.
I have this on my phone settings, but it doesn't seem to identify the spam/scam calls where the number is being spoofed.
I had a call today from Manchester which was from my mobile provider offering me a 30% discount. The guy on the phone did not have English as his first language which is always a clue and was probably calling from a country in the East and not Manchester.
Surely there must be a way of flagging up if a number is spoofed.
I had a call today from Manchester which was from my mobile provider offering me a 30% discount. The guy on the phone did not have English as his first language which is always a clue and was probably calling from a country in the East and not Manchester.
Surely there must be a way of flagging up if a number is spoofed.
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