Where Does Hold For Me Store Recordings?
Hold For Me waits on hold in the Pixel Phone app and saves transcripts to call history. Audio processing stays on the device.
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Hold For Me answers the worst part of phone calls: the hold music. On Pixels, the Phone app offers to wait in your place on toll-free numbers, muting the line until a human speaks. On-device models tell hold prompts apart from real agents and nudge you back at the handoff.
Records stay modest. Transcripts attach to the call in Recents, and settings live in the Phone app rather than system settings. Availability follows the Pixel line and region, so a missing toggle usually means the model or country rather than a bug. Direct My Call companion features share the same settings page.
Where Hold For Me stores this, by platform
Phone app > Settings > Hold for Me
On-device audio with transcripts in call history. Enable in the Phone app settings, not system settings. Availability varies by Pixel model and region.
Frequently asked questions
How do I turn on Hold For Me?
Open the Phone app, tap the menu, then Settings, and enable Hold for Me under the hold options. The next toll-free wait shows a Wait on hold button when you dial. Transcripts appear in Recents once the company picks up or the call ends.
Where is the transcript afterward?
Open Recents in the Phone app and tap the call. The transcript of hold music, prompts, and the handoff sits with the call entry. Audio never leaves the phone for humans to review; only the on-device model hears the hold music so you do not have to.
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