Hands-On Apple (Audio)

HOA 201: Meet the New macOS Phone App

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Apple created a dedicated phone app for macOS Tahoe, standing apart from FaceTime and bringing live voicemail transcripts, call screening, and real-time translation to your Mac.

  • Initial setup steps for using the new Phone app
  • Key settings and features: ringtones, call routing, and permissions
  • Hold Assist notifies when support hold time ends
  • Live Voicemail previews and real-time screening for incoming calls
  • Options for silencing and filtering unknown callers
  • Calling experience: dialing, FaceTime audio/video, and call options
  • In-call features: adding people, call recording, and live transcription
  • On-call live translation with language downloads and beta limitations
  • Managing call history, favorites, filtering, and blocked numbers

    • Host: Mikah Sargent

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