Google Tests Letting Gemini Call Businesses for You

Google is testing a feature that lets its Gemini assistant place phone calls to businesses on a user's behalf, TechCrunch reported on September 24.

According to Google, the AI-calling capability will be available first to Pixel 11 owners in the United States who pay for a Gemini subscription, a deliberately narrow starting group.

The move pushes Gemini beyond answering questions and into acting for the user. Phone calls are one of the hardest tasks to automate, requiring real-time speech, handling interruptions, and accurately conveying a user's intent to a human on the other end of the line.

Limiting the test to one device, one market, and paying subscribers lets Google validate call quality, error rates, and user acceptance in a controlled setting before deciding whether to widen access.

The open questions are about consent and privacy. When an AI agent calls a business on someone's behalf, the rules for identity, contact data, and call content have to be settled first.

For now, Google has only described a first round of testing for U.S. Pixel 11 subscribers. TechCrunch framed the capability as a test rather than a full launch, and no timeline for broader availability has been given.