Google is freshening up its Phone app with a new interface that’s supposed to make it easier to find contacts and your calls.

When a call comes in, read out the number next to the answer option. From the lock screen, that was the number “five” in my experience. When my phone was unlocked, the number to accept the ...

However, imagine your iPhone being in your pocket or bag, and you accidentally answer or reject a call with a stray touch. To solve this, Apple introduced the "slide to answer" option with iOS 6.

For years, Android users have swiped up to answer and down to decline calls. It’s a simple, familiar motion. But with the latest beta update, Google is testing a left-right swipe instead.

Hidden in the latest Google Phone app update (v166.0.735169223), Android Authority spotted and enabled a new UI for answering phone calls which uses a left or right swipe gesture to decline or ...