Samsung’s One UI 8.5 to Gain Automatic Call Screening, Mirroring Pixel Feature
Samsung is preparing to add automatic call screening to its One UI 8.5 software, a feature currently popularized by Google’s pixel phones. Currently, Samsung’s Bixby Text call allows users to manually request a caller’s intent via an AI assistant before answering, working for all incoming calls. The new functionality will proactively detect and answer possibly suspicious calls, displaying a text transcript of the conversation to the user without requiring them to press a button.
Unlike Pixel’s automatic screening – limited to the US and focused on suspected spam, spoofed numbers, or first-time callers – Samsung’s version appears broader, though details on specific triggers haven’t been released. The manual Bixby Text Call option will remain available for users who prefer it.
Code discovered in the One UI 8.5 leak indicates the AI assistant could automatically answer calls when Do Not Disturb mode is enabled and includes a language-selection option for the screening process. while the markets receiving the feature are currently unconfirmed, Samsung’s rollout patterns suggest a potential global launch, at least initially in English.
This feature is based on code analysis from an APK teardown, meaning its final implementation and release are not guaranteed.
