Google's assistant will now sit on hold so you do not have to.
Google began testing Call for Me on Thursday, a feature that phones businesses for you. Gemini dials from your own number, works through the menu, waits on hold and speaks to staff. The test covers paying Pixel 11 owners in the United States, who watch a live transcript.
Why it mattersBooking a table or checking stock still costs a phone call in most of the world. Handing the call to software means the business is talking to a machine, not you.
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