If you know how to use the Call Notes feature that Google introduced on the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro phones, you’ll never have to worry about remembering the details of a phone call again. Call Notes lets you record phone calls and transcribe the conversation once it’s over. And even better, Call Notes creates an AI-generated summary so you can see at a glance what the call was about.
You’ll find the feature handy when you need the phone to track down information. Say you have a project at home and need to get estimates from contractors – Call Notes can summarize the details of the project, including the estimated cost, so you can review that information later. The feature also helps with researching upcoming trips, taking notes on work meetings, and any other occasions when you need to make sure you’re getting the right information out of a phone conversation.
Call memos aren’t enabled by default, so you’ll need to head into the Phone app’s settings to enable the feature, but once you do, you’ll have an easy way to make sure you keep track of all the details of your most important phone conversations.
Here’s how to start using call memos on your Pixel 9 device.
1. Go to the phone app settings
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In the Phone app on your Pixel 9 Tap the “More” menu on the far right of the menu bar. (It is the vertical line with three dots.) In the pop-up menu that appears tap on “Settings”and on the following screen Select Call Notes under the help menu.
2. Activate call notes
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To enable call notes, Slide the switch to the right. When you are finished, Tap the arrow in the upper left corner to return to the settings screen. Tap the arrow on the Settings screen to return to the main interface of the Phone app.
3. Start recording a call
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Now you can use Call Notes. Make a call as usual and Tap the More button in the lower third of the screen. Directly above it a menu appears and you can Tap the Call Notes button to start recording your call.
Tap “Take Notes” in the pop-up window that follows to confirm that you want to record the call. When you do, an AI-generated voice will notify both you and the person on the other end of the line that the call is being recorded.
4. View a summary of your call
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You can tap the call notes button again to stop recording, or you can simply end the call, which will also stop recording. To view the summary and transcript of your call, go to the Recents tab in the Phone app. You’ll see the first sentence of the summary below the logged call; Tap the call to get a full overview.
5. View a transcript of the call
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In summary: Tap View full transcript to get a scrollable transcript of the call. At the bottom of the screen you will see Playback control if you want to listen to the call recording again.
And that’s all you need to know about using Call Notes. Currently, the feature is only available for Pixel 9 phones, but there’s a chance Google will introduce it to older Pixels in a future software update.
Call Notes is just one of the new AI features introduced with the launch of Pixel 9. We can also show you how to find specific content in your screenshots using the new Pixel Screenshots app. If you’re more interested in AI-powered photo features, you can check out our guides on how to use the Reimagine feature to edit your photos and how the new Add Me feature works for adding people to your group photos.
