Clear Calling on the Pixel 7 is like noise cancellation for hard-to-hear phone calls
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#67SXQ)
The Pixel 7 Pro (left) and Pixel 7 (right) support Clear Calling as of December's feature drop. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge You probably haven't been on the phone with someone who's using a serger sewing machine. I have, and I'm here to tell you it sounds like talking to someone who's in the middle of a raging tornado as it tears through a bus depot. That is, until Google's Clear Calling feature kicks in. When that happens, the tornado dissipates into a mild windstorm, making it possible to carry on with your conversation. It's the sort of helpful background feature that Google's Pixel phones can be so good at delivering. It's just a shame that most of them won't get it.
When Google announced the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, it talked up a feature that would be coming after launch. Dubbed Clear Calling, it's designed to reduce background noise on the line when you're...