About this episode
Apple created a dedicated phone app for macOS Tahoe, standing apart from FaceTime and bringing live voicemail transcripts, call screening, and real-time translation to your Mac.
Initial setup steps for using the new Phone app
Key settings and features: ringtones, call routing, and permissions
Hold Assist notifies when support hold time ends
Live Voicemail previews and real-time screening for incoming calls
Options for silencing and filtering unknown callers
Calling experience: dialing, FaceTime audio/video, and call options
In-call features: adding people, call recording, and live transcription
On-call live translation with language downloads and beta limitations
Managing call history, favorites, filtering, and blocked numbers
Host: Mikah Sargent
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