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Google Fi Updates Web Messaging, SD Calling, and Wi-Fi Calling

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Oct 21, 2025, 2:31 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

Google today announced several various improvements to its Google Fi mobile service. First, Google Fi is updating its existing web-based calling and messaging option to support RCS, making it easier to share hi-res photos and videos from a computer or tablet. Second, when placing a voice call that is not enhanced with HD quality, such as a call to a land line, Google Fi will now apply AI-based audio processing to improve sound quality. This will both filter out background noise and "clarify voices" on both sides of the conversation. Finally, Google is expanding the "premium" Wi-Fi networks that a Pixel phone on Google Fi will automatically connect to, for features like Wi-Fi Calling. Google calls this feature Wi-Fi Auto Connect+, and newly supported venues include major airports, shopping malls, and stores. In total, this feature should now work at "millions of locations".

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