Google Phone, system dialers can show calls from third-party apps

Google is giving developers of third-party calling apps the ability to integrate with Phone by Google and other system dialers.

The Android team today detailed how Jetpack Telecom v1.1.0 “brings native-level visibility and convenience” to third-party Voice over IP (VoIP) applications.

The integrated call logging feature allows system dialer apps, like Phone by Google, to “surface call logs directly from third-party VoIP apps.” 

Historically, users have had to open individual third-party apps to view their VoIP call history or return a missed call.

Additionally, users can “initiate a callback to a VoIP contact straight from their native system dialer.” In the example below, we see Google Meet appearing in the Home tab of Phone by Google alongside cellular calls.

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Google is also giving developers a Call Log Exclusion capability to “prevent specific calls from being logged…