"As a lifelong Android user, I've noticed over the years how incoming calls on my iPhone friends' devices were inviting, full-screen experiences. The contact image fills the screen, the person's face takes over the device, and somehow that makes the incoming call feel a bit more human. Not to mention, it makes it easy to glance at who's on the other end of the line before answering."
"Also: I use this hidden Android security feature to turn off sensors with one tap - here's why Back in the early days of Android, this gap was even worse. You could upload high-resolution photos for your contacts, but the system would compress them into muddy, low-resolution squares that pixelated like crazy when a call came in. It's been a long-standing sore spot of mine, which is why Google's recent Calling Card feature makes me so happy."
"How to set up Calling Cards Calling Cards let you create a full-screen visual identity for the people you talk to most. When a call comes in, instead of a dull circle and text overlay, a contact image of your choosing fills the display with their name standing out in a custom font and color. The effect feels instantly more personal and inviting. Setting one up is surprisingly simple, though the feature is exclusive to Pixel devices for now."
Calling Cards replace Android's small circle avatars with full-screen contact images that display the caller's photo, name in custom font, and chosen color. The feature fills the display for incoming calls, making caller identity clearer and calls feel more personal and inviting. Early Android versions compressed contact photos into low-resolution squares, creating a long-standing visual issue that Calling Cards addresses. The feature is available on Pixel devices running the latest Contacts and Phone apps and is easy to set up. Calling Card setups do not yet back up or transfer automatically to new phones.
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