Hands-On Apple 201: Meet the New macOS Phone App
25 September 2025

Hands-On Apple 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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