Google is reportedly testing out a new way to answer calls on its Phone app. It might be letting go of its usual sliding up and down motion to answer/reject calls to something that looks a lot like a blast from the past.

Google is testing a new UI for incoming calls on the Google Phone app that involves swiping left and right from the center. Check it out!

Currently, if you're using Google's Phone app — whether on a Pixel or a device from manufacturers like Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo, or Honor that have adopted the stock Phone app — you have to swipe up to answer and swipe down to reject calls. But it looks like Google is switching things up.

Google is said to be testing a new UI for incoming calls on its phone app. An APK deep dive reveals that it might be ditching the usual swiping up and down mechanism to answer voice calls. The new UI looks a lot like how older versions of accepting calls,

Google is enhancing its Phone app with a new call filtering update that helps users categorize and manage their calls more efficiently. Initially introduced in the beta version last month, this feature was available only to select testers.

Google's stock Phone app, a standard inclusion on Pixel devices and increasingly common on other Android handsets, is getting a really significant UI update soon. While its minimalist approach has always been a point of focus,