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iOS has call screening now and it is really fucking nice.
Calling from an unknown number that isn’t on my contacts list? You have to listen to Siri ask whats the purpose of your call, and then Siri will let me know your response. Then, if available to answer based on how you responded, ill swipe to join the call.
My phone has this cool feature where a bot can answer the call and you can see a live transcript, with options to choose answers for “ask why they are calling”, “tell them to call back later”, etc. I use it all the time.
Same here
Yeah I think it’s an Android thing. I’ve only gotten a valid answer maybe once or twice.
My wife works in customer service and half the people she calls have this. I think a lot of it is people not expecting this and they end up rambling or speaking incoherently when thrown off. She always just says “this is x calling from x” and gets through fine
Is that what my phone is doing? I always see a shitty transcript of “what this call is about” but it’s rarely accurate
And then you got an ad before you know the justification.
Shit, you’re right, they would totally find a way to enshittify.
If they’re not in my very short contact list, it goes to voicemail. Isn’t that how everyone does it?
It’s not like anyone calls me anymore, anyway. Any.
I won’t call you back unless you leave a voicemail. Too many years in IT did this to me. I NEED to know wtf you are calling about.
I wonder how long before people are going: “Don’t stress me out and ruin my day by texting me” or “I would like a warning, by a slight breeze starting to blow, five minutes before receiving an email”.
Asynchronous methods of communication don’t bother me. It’s only when someone calls me in the middle of my day, expecting me to drop everything and answer.
When I was a kid, my friends would all come to my house and yell until I came outside… Many Westerners today are simply broken.
This is just one of many uses of texting.
