Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging

Google announced connected Tuesday that Google Fi, its telecommunications service, is getting respective caller updates, including AI sound filters and RCS web messaging.

The tech elephantine says calls volition present usage AI-enhanced audio to trim inheritance sound and amended dependable clarity, adjacent erstwhile speaking to idiosyncratic connected a landline oregon older device. The institution says the update should let for “more natural-sounding conversations.”

While the diagnostic volition beryllium turned connected automatically, users volition person the enactment to crook it off. AI-enhanced audio is rolling retired adjacent month.

As for the RCS web messaging, Google is updating its “Messages for web” integration with a caller interface that includes afloat RCS enactment for sharing hi-res photos and videos successful connection threads. The update volition rotation retired successful December.

Additionally, Google Fi is expanding the availability of its Wi-Fi Auto Connect+ feature, which puts users connected premium Wi-Fi truthful their transportation is much reliable successful crowded places similar airports oregon malls.

“We’re expanding availability of this diagnostic to millions of locations, including supported large airports similar LAX, ORD, and JFK, and participating buying malls and stores,” wrote Jane Harnett, Senior Product Manager, Google Fi Wireless, successful a blog post. “It works automatically, and it’s disposable astatine nary other cost. Plus, we’re the lone large bearer to automatically unafraid your online enactment with an encrypted transportation erstwhile you’re connected premium Wi-Fi.”

The institution says users volition cognize they’re connected via Wi-Fi Auto Connect+ erstwhile they spot the W+ icon successful their presumption bar.

Google besides announced that the Google Fi app is introducing personalized AI-powered summaries that explicate charges, monthly changes, and however program adjustments could impact aboriginal costs.

As portion of Tuesday’s announcement, Google Fi is launching a limited-time promotion for caller Google Fi subscribers that offers 50% disconnected for 15 months erstwhile they bring a telephone and articulation the service’s “Unlimited Essentials” oregon “Unlimited Plan.”