{
  "id": 16221326,
  "title": "Not a fan of full-screen Calling Cards? Keep an eye out for this update",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/not-a-fan-of-full-screen-calling-cards-keep-an-eye-out-for-this-update",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T19:41:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-phone-calling-cards-compact-photo-option-3727421/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is testing a new feature called Compact Photo for its Phone app's Calling Cards. This feature aims to display smaller contact photos instead of the full-screen images currently in use. Four color presets have been identified, suggesting that users may be able to customize the background behind these smaller photos.\n\nThe Calling Cards feature, which Google Phone app is known for, began as a version inspired by Apple's Contact Posters. However, Google seems determined to differentiate its implementation by offering users more control over how their contact photos appear on their phone's screen. Currently, when someone calls a contact with an image assigned in Google Phone, that contact's full-screen photo appears, just like Apple's version.\n\nBut not all users prefer a huge image taking up their entire screen whenever someone calls their contact. This is where the upcoming Compact Photo option could come in handy, addressing this very issue.",
  "summary": "Google's working on a 'compact' option for Calling Card images.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}