The company's new Pixel 3 flagship Android smartphone is first to introduce a new call screening feature that leverages the built-in Google Assistant. The screening service transcribes the caller's request in real-time, allowing you to decide whether or not to pick up, and gives you a way to respond. Despite the numerous leaks about Google's new hardware, Call Screen and the launch of Duplex for restaurant reservations were big surprises coming from Google's hardware event yesterday. Arguably, they're even more important developments than fancy new camera features – even if Group Selfie and Top Shot are cool additions to Google's new phone. Apple has nothing like this call screening feature, only third-party call blocking apps – which are also available on Android, of course.