Google tests Call for Me so Gemini can phone businesses for you
Google is testing Call for Me, letting Gemini place phone calls to local businesses on a user's behalf for tasks such as reservations, stock checks, and appointment changes. Reporting describes it as an early experiment tied to Pixel 11 hardware in the United States, a paid Gemini subscription, and the beta Google Phone app, which sharply limits who can try it today. The Verge notes users may delegate calls without dialing themselves, while TechCrunch frames the move alongside other AI agents that can call on users' behalf. The same news cycle also covers enterprise Live Avatar lip-sync updates and new Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS models, but those rollouts use different customer gates. Operators should treat public availability, business consent, and call quality as unsettled until Google widens access beyond this narrow U.S. Pixel cohort.
Google tests Call for Me so Gemini can phone businesses for you
Google is testing Call for Me, a feature that lets Gemini call businesses on a user's behalf. For now, only Pixel 11 owners in the US with a paid Gemini subscription can use it, and they also need the beta version of Google's Phone app.
Key takeaway
Call for Me is Google's first widely reported test of Gemini placing outbound business calls, gated to U.S. Pixel 11 subscribers on paid Gemini with the beta Phone app.
What happened
Google is testing Call for Me, a feature that lets Gemini call businesses on a user's behalf, according to The Decoder and TechCrunch coverage summarized in the packet.
Access is initially limited to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription; The Decoder adds that users also need the beta version of Google's Phone app. The Verge reports an early experiment on Pixel 11 where users can delegate local business calls such as reservations, stock checks, or rescheduling.
Evidence
Google is testing Call for Me so Gemini can call businesses for users.
The Decoder · attributed
Google is testing Call for Me, a feature that lets Gemini call businesses on a user's behalf.
Eligibility requires Pixel 11, U.S. location, paid Gemini, and beta Google Phone app.
The Decoder · attributed
For now, only Pixel 11 owners in the US with a paid Gemini subscription can use it, and they also need the beta version of Google's Phone app.
TechCrunch reports the AI-calling feature first for paying U.S. Pixel 11 owners.
TechCrunch AI · attributed
Google says the AI-calling feature will first be available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription.
The Verge describes delegated local business calls without the user dialing.
The Verge AI · attributed
Google's launching an "early experiment" feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reservation, checking if a product is in stock, or rescheduling an appointment.
Live Avatar lip-sync is limited to Gemini Enterprise customers.
The Verge AI · attributed
The "Live Avatar" will lip-sync and show different facial expressions during conversations, but it's currently only available to Gemini Enterprise customers.
Why it matters
Voice agents that dial real businesses move Gemini from chat into telephony workflows, raising stakes for disclosure, reliability, and how SMBs handle automated callers.
Limits and uncertainties
The packet does not specify rollout timing beyond an early U.S. Pixel 11 test or how businesses will know they are speaking with Gemini.
Live Avatar and Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS are separate launches with different enterprise and production audio gates than Call for Me.
Practical implications
Product teams benchmarking agentic calling should compare Pixel-plus-subscription requirements against Meta agent calling cited in Techmeme's TechCrunch summary.
Builders integrating telephony should plan for beta Phone app dependencies and absent public APIs in this experiment.
What to watch
Whether Google expands Call for Me beyond U.S. Pixel 11 paid Gemini users and drops the beta Phone app requirement.
Google statements on user authorization, call recording, and business-facing identification during delegated calls.
