Pixel 7 gets 500MB update including “clear calling,” lots of bug fixes - Ars Technica

The Pixel 7 is getting an always-on VPN from Google, just like the VPN service that is already offered to Google Fi (Google cell service) and Google One (extra Google storage) subscribers.

It's hard to say who a Google VPN is for since, if you're privacy-conscious, Google is probably near the top of the list of companies you don't trust, but it's here if you want it.

For what it's worth, Google says it only does "minimal logging" and doesn't track users.

Google says this feature takes your incoming phone call audio and "enhances the other caller’s voice and reduces their background noise, so you’ll be able to hear them clearly if they’re in a noisy place." This sounds a lot like the Google Meet noise cancellation AI, just applied to dusty old cellular calls.

The Google Recorder app—a journalist's best friend—live-transcribes meetings and interviews to text, instantly giving you a searchable transcription that is synced to the recorded audio.

Google Recorder is exclusive to the Pixel 6 and newer Pixel devices.

It might be for a niche audience, but if you need transcription services, this is one of Google's best apps, and it's almost worth the price of admission of a Pixel 6a.