There are two options for locking apps on a Pixel phone, and here they are: Open Settings > Security and privacy > More security and privacy > App pinning and turn it on, in order to pin one app that phone users can access without a password.

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Contextual replies are one of the best parts of the Google Pixel experience. This feature allows you to respond to a call without actually answering it; the Google Assistant voice asks why they’re calling and allows you to answer with generated responses for specific keywords.

When we talk about smartphone features, we often concentrate on things like cameras, built-in apps and — these days — artificial intelligence. What we often forget about, though, is the "phone" part of smartphone. And the device makers themselves are just as guilty of that as the rest of us.

Google is developing several new features for the Pixel Screenshots app that will make screenshot management easier.

Quick Summary Newly discovered code in Google's phone app suggests that AI is coming to call screening. It should mean better understanding of callers' intent and more nuanced responses to those calls.